secundum

English

Etymology

Latin secundum

Preposition

secundum

1. (formal) according to

Related terms

• secundum artem
• secundum naturam
• secundum quid

 

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /seˈkun.dum/, [s̠ɛˈkʊn̪d̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /seˈkun.dum/, [seˈkun̪d̪um]

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
   • 27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita I.4:

     secundum deorum opes

     next to the power of the gods

Synonyms

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

Descendants

• Italian: secondo
• Portuguese: segundo
• Old Spanish: segund, según
• Spanish: según

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^[1], 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