secundum

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English

Etymology

From Latin secundum.

Preposition

secundum

  1. (formal) according to

Latin

Pronunciation

Numeral

secundum

  1. inflection of secundus:
    1. accusative masculine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular

Adjective

secundum

  1. inflection of secundus:
    1. accusative masculine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular

Noun

secundum n (genitive secundī); second declension

  1. good luck, fortune, success

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative secundum secunda
Genitive secundī secundōrum
Dative secundō secundīs
Accusative secundum secunda
Ablative secundō secundīs
Vocative secundum secunda

Descendants

  • Italian: secondo
  • Spanish: segundo

Preposition

secundum (+ accusative)

  1. according to, conforming to, in line with
  2. after, behind, following, next to, subsequently to

Synonyms

  • (according to, in accordance with): ūsque ad (Medieval)

Descendants

References

  • secundum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • secundum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • secundum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to occupy the first, second position in the state: principem (primum), secundum locum dignitatis obtinere
    • to fight successfully: proelium facere secundum