LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

sēcum

sēcum (not comparable)
Classical[ˈseː.kũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛː.kum]

Meaning

  1. not comparablewith him-/her-/itself or themselves
    Duxit secum virginem.He led the girl with himself.
    Pompeius a me petiit ut secum, et apud se quotidie essem.Pompeius requested me to be with him and at his house every day.

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

secum vivere
to live to oneself.
secum (cum animo) reputare aliquid
to think over, consider a thing.
considerare in, cum animo, secum aliquid
to think over, consider a thing.
secum pugnare (without sibi); sibi repugnare (of things)
to contradict oneself, be inconsistent.

sēcum = cum se; v. cum, II.
I. fin. and sui.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé
  2. Latinsēcum

Latin -cum Latin sēcum From sē + -cum (“with”).

Descendants
  • Italianseco
  • Portugueseconsigofrom Old Galician-Portuguese sigo
  • Spanishconsigofrom Old Spanish sigo
  • Asturiansigo
  • Emiliansêg
  • Galicianconsigofrom Old Galician-Portuguese sigo

Quick answers

What does sēcum mean in Latin?
sēcum, a adverb, means “with him-/her-/itself or themselves”.
How do you pronounce sēcum?
In classical Latin, [ˈseː.kũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɛː.kum].
Where does sēcum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *swé → Latin sēcum.