English edit

Etymology edit

From Latin secus.

Adverb edit

secus (not comparable)

  1. (law) otherwise, to the contrary.

Anagrams edit

Latin edit

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

secus (not comparable)

  1. otherwise, to the contrary
    sin secus/minus/aliterotherwise, if not
  2. differently

Preposition edit

secus (+ accusative)

  1. by, beside, along, on
    Synonym: secundum
  2. according to, in proportion to

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

See sexus.

Noun edit

secus n (indeclinable)

  1. sex, gender, division

References edit

  • secus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • secus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • secus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • secus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • sin in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024) Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • this is quite another matter: hoc longe aliter, secus est
  • secus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • secus (1) and secus (2) in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879