second-year vs intermediate

second-year is not a noun while intermediate is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
second-year	No	Yes	No	No
intermediate	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

second-year (noun)	intermediate (noun)
	a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained

second-year (adjective)	intermediate (adjective)
used of the second year in United States high school or college	lying between two extremes in time or space or state
	around the middle of a scale of evaluation

second-year (verb)	intermediate (verb)
	act between parties with a view to reconciling differences