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English
Etymology
From Latin secundum.
Preposition
secundum
- (formal) according to
Latin
Pronunciation
Numeral
secundum
- inflection of secundus:
- accusative masculine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
Adjective
secundum
- inflection of secundus:
- accusative masculine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
Noun
secundum n (genitive secundī); second declension
- good luck, fortune, success
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Descendants
Preposition
secundum (+ accusative)
- according to, conforming to, in line with
- 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