LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

secundum1

secundum (not comparable)
Classical[sɛˈkʊn.dũː]Ecclesiastical[seˈkun.dum]

Meaning

  1. not comparablerareafter, before, behind
  2. not comparablerareafterward, in second place, secondly

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

sĕcundum, adv. and prep. sequor.
I. Adv.
A. After, behind: Am. Age, i ut secundum. So. Sequor, subsequor te, Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 1.—
B. Afterwards, in the next place, secondly (so very rare): animadvertendum primum, quibus de causis constituerint paces; secundum, quā fide eas coluerint, Varr. ap. Non. 149, 15 (but secundum is a false reading for iterum in Liv. 7, 3, 3; 6, 18, 1).—
II. Prep. with acc.
A. Prop.
1. In space.
a. Following after, i.e. after, behind (ante-class.): ite hac secundum vos me, Plaut. Stich. 3, 1, 45: nos secundum ferre haec, after us, behind us, id. Mil. 4, 8, 39: secundum ipsam aram aurum abscondidi, id. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 890 P.—
b. Following an extension in space, i. e. by, along (class.): cum leno secundum parietem transversus iret, Varr. L. L. 7, § 81 Müll.: quae (legiones) iter secundum mare superum faciunt, Cic. Att. 16, 8, 2: sex legiones ad oppidum Gergoviam secundum flumen Elaver duxit, Caes. B. G. 7, 34: quid illuc est hominum secundum litus? Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 61: hoc genus saepes fieri secundum vias publicas solent et secundum amnes, Varr. R. R. 1, 14, 3: secundum flumen, Caes. B. G. 2, 18 fin.; cf.: castra secundum mare haberet, id. B. C. 3, 65 fin.: vulnus accepit in capite secundum aurem, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 12, 2: centaurium secundum fontes nascitur, Plin. 25, 6, 31, § 68.—
2. In time, succession, rank, value, etc., immediately after, after, next to (class.): secundum vindemiam, ubi vites ablaqueantur, Cato, R. R. 114, 1: secundum ludos, Plaut. Cas. prol. 28; cf.: tua ratio est, ut secundum binos ludos mihi respondere incipias: mea, ut ante primos ludos comperendinem, Cic. Verr. 1, 11, 34; so, comitia, id. Att. 3, 12, 1: hunc diem, id. de Or. 1, 62, 264: aequinoctium vernum, Plin. 19, 8, 42, § 147: proelium, Liv. 8, 10, 9: quietem, after going to sleep, while asleep, in a dream, Cic. Div. 1, 24, 48; so id. ib. 2, 61, 126; Suet. Aug. 94; Petr. 104: secundum patrem tu es pater proximus, Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 42; cf.: proxime et secundum deos homines hominibus maxime utiles esse possunt, Cic. Off. 2, 3, 11: ille mihi secundum te et liberos nostros ita est, ut sit paene par, id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 5, § 18: secundum te nihil est mihi amicius solitudine, id. Att. 12, 15: qui secundum deos nomen Romanum veneretur, Liv. 36, 17 fin.: in actione secundum vocem vultus valet, Cic. de Or. 3, 59, 223; id. Or. 18, 60: secundum ea quaero, servarisne, etc., id. Vatin. 6, 15; so, secundum ea, Caes. B. G. 1, 33; cf. (with preceding maxime) Sall. J. 14, 3 Fabri ad loc.—
B. Fig.
1. Agreeably to, in accordance with, according to (class.): tigna prona et fastigata, ut secundum naturam fluminis procumberent, Caes. B. G. 4, 17; cf.: secundum naturam vivere, Cic. Fin. 5, 9, 26; and: facilius esse secundum naturam, quam contra eam, vivere, Quint. 12, 11, 13: collaudavi secundum facta et virtutes tuas, Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 60: duumviros secundum legem facio, Liv. 1, 26, 5; so, legem, Quint. 5, 13, 7; 12, 7, 9: rationem, id. 11, 3, 45: secundum consuetudinem praedatum ire, Front. Strat. 2, 12, 2.—
2. Pregn., according to the will of, in favor of, to the advantage of: nuntiat populo, pontifices secundum se decrevisse...multa secundum causam nostram disputavit, Cic. Att. 4, 2, 3 sq.: de absente secundum praesentem judicare, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 17, § 41: secundum eam (partem) litem judices dare, Liv. 23, 4: rei, quae undique secundum nos sit, Quint. 3, 8, 34: post principia belli secundum Flavianos, Tac. H. 3, 7.

In English words that came into English from secundum

  • secundumsecundum
preposition
secundum2
secundum (+ accusative)
Classical[sɛˈkʊn.dũː]Ecclesiastical[seˈkun.dum]

Meaning

  1. with accusativealong, by
  2. with accusativejust after, following, next to, subsequently to
    Near-synonym: post
    mutavi consilium nec me Thessalonica commovi, ubi esse statueram quoad aliquid ad me de eo scriberes, quod proximis litteris scripseras fore uti secundum comitia aliquid de nobis in senatu ageretur;[…]68 BCE – 44 BCE, Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum 3.13
  3. with accusativenext in importance, beside
    Sed debebatur, ut opinor, fatis tantae origo urbis maximique secundum deorum opes imperii principium.27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 1.4
  4. with accusativein a way consistent with: agreeably to, after, in accordance with, according to, in keeping with, as becoming (something), with respect to
    secundum nātūram vīvereto live according to nature
  5. with accusativeaccording to, conforming to, in line with (one's opinion)
    dixit autem mariaAnd Mary said: "Here's the handmaiden of the Lord. Let it be done to me according to your word."c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Biblia Vulgata: Euangelium secundum Lucam I.38
  6. with accusativein favor or to the advantage of

Origins

Descendants
  • Catalansegons
  • Englishsecundum
  • Frenchselon
  • Italiansecondo
  • Portuguesesegundo
  • Spanishsegúnfrom Old Spanish segund

Quick answers

What does secundum mean in Latin?
secundum, a adverb, means “after, before, behind; afterward, in second place, secondly”.
How do you pronounce secundum?
In classical Latin, [sɛˈkʊn.dũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [seˈkun.dum].