LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

secundārius

secundārius (feminine secundāria, neuter secundārium)
Classical[sɛ.kʊnˈdaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[se.kunˈdaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivesecond-class, second-rate, of inferior quality

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesecundāriussecundāriasecundārium
genitivesecundāriīsecundāriaesecundāriī
dativesecundāriōsecundāriaesecundāriō
accusativesecundāriumsecundāriamsecundārium
ablativesecundāriōsecundāriāsecundāriō
vocativesecundāriesecundāriasecundārium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesecundāriīsecundāriaesecundāria
genitivesecundāriōrumsecundāriārumsecundāriōrum
dativesecundāriīssecundāriīssecundāriīs
accusativesecundāriōssecundāriāssecundāria
ablativesecundāriīssecundāriīssecundāriīs
vocativesecundāriīsecundāriaesecundāria

sĕcundārĭus, a, um, adj. id..
I. Of or belonging to the second class, sort, or quality (mostly technical); second-rate, middling, inferior: mel, Col. 12, 11, 1: passum, id. 12, 39, 2; Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 82: triticum (v. cibarium), id. 18, 9, 20, § 87: panis, id. 18, 10, 20, § 89; Suet. Aug. 76 et saep.—
II. Of abstr. things (Ciceron.): in hoc loco caput erit illud accusatori, si demonstrare poterit, etc. ... secundarium, si, etc., Cic. Inv. 2, 7, 24: habet statum res publica de tribus secundarium, id. Rep. 1, 42, 65.

Origins

Derived from secundus (“second”) + -ārius (“adjective forming suffix”).

Descendants
  • Catalansecundari
  • Englishsecundarius
  • Frenchsecondaire
  • Germansekundärfrom French secondaire
  • Italiansecondario
  • Englishsecondaryfrom Middle English secundarie
  • Portuguesesecundário
  • Romaniansecundar
  • Spanishsecundario
  • Haitian Creolesegondèfrom French secondaire

Quick answers

What does secundārius mean in Latin?
secundārius, a adjective, means “second-class, second-rate, of inferior quality”.
How do you pronounce secundārius?
In classical Latin, [sɛ.kʊnˈdaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [se.kunˈdaː.ri.us].