seguïda

Seguïda is a Catalan noun that in some contexts denotes the act of following or pursuing something, or a subsequent occurrence, depending on the sentence. The form may appear with a diaeresis over the i (ï) in historical or dialectal spellings, a feature linked to Catalan orthography that signals vowel separation in certain derivations from the verb seguir.

Etymology and relation to other languages: Seguïda derives from the verb seguir, which itself comes from the Latin sequi. It has cognates in other Iberian languages, most notably Spanish seguida, where the meaning centers on pursuit, a sequence of events, or something that follows. The diaeresis in seguïda is related to broader Catalan practices for representing hiatus and pronunciation distinctions in related words, such as seqüència (sequence).

Usage and status: In modern standard Catalan, seguïda is relatively uncommon and tends to appear mainly in linguistic discussions, philology, or historical texts. In everyday language, speakers might prefer more common terms depending on the sense, such as persecució (pursuit) or seqüència (sequence). The word can appear in bilingual contexts or in analyses of orthography and derivation, where it helps illustrate how Catalan marks certain phonological features through diacritics.

See also: seguir, seqüència, seqüència (sequence), persecució, seguit. These related terms illuminate the range of meanings connected to following, progression, and phonological notation within Catalan.