adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
sēcūrus
sēcūrus (feminine sēcūra, neuter sēcūrum, comparative sēcūrior, adverb sēcūrē)
Classical[seːˈkuː.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[seˈkuː.rus]
№ 697 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- adjectivecareless, negligent
- adjectiveunconcerned, untroubled, carefree
- adjectivefearless
- adjectivefree from danger, safe, secure
- adjectivequiet, composed, serene
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
sine cūrā; mīlitēs sēcūrī dormiunt: custōs enim suprā stat.sēcūrus -a -um — in Mille Verba, ch. Līmes: ad Carnuntum
sine cūrā, tūtussēcūrus -a -um — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 26
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Ascia · Securis
Ascia is the carpenter’s axe, to split wood; securis, the butcher’s cleaver, to cut meat.
Tutus · Securus · Incuriosus
1. Tutus denotes safety objectively, he who actually is safe, like ἀσφαλής; securus (sine cura) subjectively, he who thinks himself safe; hence tutus is used for provident, with reference to foresight; securus is used as a softer expression, for improvident, with reference to the want of foresight. Sen. Ep. 97. Tuta scelera esse possunt, secura non possunt: and 105. The substantive securitas, however, must be used to supply the want of a similar substantive from tutus. 2. Securus, securitas, denote freedom from care and anxiety merely as a state of mind, like ἀμέριμνος, in opp. to sollicitus, Tac. Hist. iv. 58; whereas incuriosus, incuria, denote the want of carefulness and attention, with a practical reference, like heedless, ὀλίγωρος, in opp. to cura. Sen. Ep. 100. Fabianus non erat negligens in oratione, sed securus. (iii. 120.)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sēcūrus | sēcūra | sēcūrum |
| genitive | sēcūrī | sēcūrae | sēcūrī |
| dative | sēcūrō | sēcūrae | sēcūrō |
| accusative | sēcūrum | sēcūram | sēcūrum |
| ablative | sēcūrō | sēcūrā | sēcūrō |
| vocative | sēcūre | sēcūra | sēcūrum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sēcūrī | sēcūrae | sēcūra |
| genitive | sēcūrōrum | sēcūrārum | sēcūrōrum |
| dative | sēcūrīs | sēcūrīs | sēcūrīs |
| accusative | sēcūrōs | sēcūrās | sēcūra |
| ablative | sēcūrīs | sēcūrīs | sēcūrīs |
| vocative | sēcūrī | sēcūrae | sēcūra |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- securi percutere, ferire aliquem
- to execute a person, cut off his head.
- quieto, tranquillo, securo animo esse
- to enjoy peace of mind.
- victimas (oxen), hostias (smaller animals, especially sheep) immolare, securi ferire, caedere, mactare
- to slaughter victims.
sē-cūrus, a, um, adj. se = sine and cura, i. q. non or nibil curans,
I. free from care, careless, unconcerned, untroubled, fearless, quiet, easy, composed.
I. Lit.
A. In a good sense (class.; cf. tutus); constr. absol., with de, ab, gen., or a rel.-clause:
ut, meis ab tergo tutis, securus bellum Nabidi inferam, Liv. 31, 25: securus solutusque, id. 25, 39; (with otiosus), Quint. 5, 13, 59: securus Hermippus Temnum proficiscitur, Cic. Fl. 20, 46: sine militis usu Mollia securae peragebant otia gentes, Ov. M. 1, 100; 11, 423; 12, 129: non secura quidem, fausto tamen omine laeta Mater abit templo, id. ib. 9, 784; cf.: a non securo Eumene, Liv. 45, 19: Ceres natā secura receptā, easy now that she had found, Ov. M. 5, 572; cf. Tib. 1, 1, 77 (v. infra, b.): de linguā Latinā securi es animi, Cic. Att. 12, 52 fin.: de bello Romano, Liv. 36, 41: de facilitate credentis, Tac. A. 16, 2: securos vos ab hac parte reddemus, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 24, 8; Curt. 9, 6, 24; so, ab hac parte, Suet. Tib. 11.—Comp.: securior ab Samnitibus, Liv. 9, 22: Romani securi pro salute de gloriā certabant, Tac. Agr. 26: aut pro vobis sollicitior, aut pro me securior, id. H. 4, 58.— With gen. (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): ne sis secura futuri, Ov. M. 6, 137; so, suis (gen. of sus), id. ib. 7, 435: extremi sepulcri, Stat. Th. 12, 781: pelagi atque mei, unconcerned about, Verg. A. 7, 304: amorum germanae, id. ib. 1, 350; 10, 326: poenae, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 17: tam parvae observationis (Cicero), Quint. 8, 3, 51: odii, Tac. Agr. 43: potentiae, id. A. 3, 28: nec securam incrementi sui patiebatur esse Italiam, Vell. 2, 109, 4: qui (motus) Campaniam numquam securam hujus mali...vastavit, Sen. Q. N. 6, 1, 2: quem (rogum) uxoria pietas mortis secura conscendit, Val. Max. 2, 6, ext. 14: his persuadet, ut securo fugae suae Eumeni superveniant, Just. 13, 8, 5: periculi, Curt. 5, 10, 15: discurrunt securi casus ejus, qui supervenit ignaris, id. 9, 9, 8 (v. infra, b.). —With rel.-clause: gestit nummum in loculos demittere, post hoc Securus, cadat an recto stet fabula talo, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 176; id. S. 2, 4, 50 (opp. laboret); id. C. 1, 26, 6.— With ne and subj.: ne quis etiam errore labatur vestrum quoque, non sum securus, Liv. 39, 16, 6.—b. Of inanim. things.
(a). Free from care, untroubled, tranquil, serene, cheerful, bright (poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
deos securum agere aevum, Lucr. 5, 82; 6, 58; Hor. S. 1, 5, 101: quies (leti), Lucr. 3, 211; 3, 939: otia, Verg. G. 3, 376: dies, Tib. 3, 4, 54: merum, id. 2, 1, 46: mensa, id. 3, 6, 30: convivia, Sen. Clem. 1, 26: artus (Herculis), Ov. M. 9, 240: gaudia nato recepto, id. ib. 7, 455: summa malorum, careless, id. ib. 14, 490: olus, i.e. of the careless idler, Hor. S. 2, 7, 30 et saep.; Quint. 10, 5, 8: causae, id. 11, 3, 151: vox securae claritatis, id. 11, 3, 64: tempus securius, more free from care, id. 12, 1, 20; cf.: securior materia, Tac. H. 1, 1 et saep.: securos ab eo metu somnos, Plin. 28, 9, 42, § 149. —With gen.: vota secura repulsae, safe against, Ov. M. 12, 199.—(b). Poet., that frees from care or anxiety:
latices, Verg. A. 6, 715 (securos ab effectu, Serv. ad l. l.).—B. In a bad sense, careless, reckless, heedless, negligent (post-Aug. and very rare):
reus, Quint. 6, 1, 14; cf. id. 4, 2, 55; 11, 3, 3.—Of abstract things: castrensis jurisdictio, easy, off-hand (shortly after, opp. gravis, intentus), Tac. Agr. 9: luxus, id. A. 3, 54.—II. Transf., object., of a thing or place, free from danger, safe, secure (not till after the Aug. period, and rare for the class. tutus):
hostis levis et velox et repentinus, qui nullum usquam tempus, nullum locum quietum aut securum esse sineret, Liv. 39, 1: domus, Plin. Pan. 62, 7: Tripolim securissimam reddidit, Spart. Sev. 18: securiorem, Tac. Or. 3: quorum (hominum) ea natura est, ut secura velint, safety, security, id. ib. 37 fin.—With gen.: subitā inundatione Tiberis non modo jacentia et plana urbis loca sed secura ejusmodi casuum implevit, secure from such accidents, Tac. H. 1, 86.—Adv., in two forms, A. sē-cūrē.
1. (Acc. to I.) Carelessly, heedlessly, fearlessly, unconcernedly, quietly (not ante-Aug.):
lente ac secure aliquid ferre, Suet. Ner. 40; Plin. Ep. 1, 4, 3 (with neglegenter); Vell. 2, 129, 3; Val. Max. 4, 7, 1 ext. al.—Comp., Sen. Ep. 18, 8.—2. (Acc. to II.) Safely, securely, Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 6.—
B. sēcūrĭter (late Lat.), Aug. in Joan. Ep. ad Parth. Tr. 10, 8.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sēcūrus adj. with comp.
2 se+cura.—Of persons, free from care, careless, unconcerned, untroubled, fearless, quiet, easy, composed : ut securus bellum Nabidi inferam, L.: securus Temnum proficiscitur: securae peragebant otia gentes, O.: Ceres natā receptā, relieved of anxiety , O.: de linguā Latinā securi es animi: securior ab Samnitibus, L.: Romani securi pro salute de gloriā certabant, Ta.: futuri, O.: pelagi atque mei, unconcerned about , V.: poenae, H.: odi, Ta.: periculi, Cu.: cadat an recto stet fabula talo, H.: ne quis errore labatur vestrūm, L.— Free from care, untroubled, tranquil, serene, cheerful, bright : aevom, H.: Otia, V.: summa malorum, careless , O.: holus, i. e. a peaceful meal , H.: latices, driving away care , V.: vota repulsae, safe against , O.— Free from danger, safe, secure : nullum locum securum esse sinere, L.: mare, Ta.: materia, Ta.— Easy, off-hand, summary : castrensis iurisdictio, Ta.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin sē- Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- Proto-Indo-European *kʷeys-der. Proto-Italic *kʷoizā Latin cūra Latin securus From sē- (“without”) + cūra (“care”). See cure. Similar to Latin sine cūrā (“without care, carefree”), which led to English sinecure.
Insular Romance
- Sardiniansecuru
- Sardinianseguru
- Sardiniansicuru
- Sardiniansiguru
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italiansicuro
- Italiansecuro
- Galluresesigurufrom Corsican sicuru
- Sassaresesiggurufrom Corsican sicuru
- Istriotsigoûro
- Sabirsicurofrom Italian sicuro
- Neapolitansicuro
- Malteseżgurfrom Sicilian sicuru
- Venetanseguro
Southern Gallo-Romance
- Catalansegurfrom Old Catalan segur
- Occitansegurfrom Old Occitan segur
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesesegurofrom Old Galician-Portuguese seguro
- Spanishsegurofrom Old Spanish seguro
- Aragoneseseguro
- Asturianseguru
- Leoneseseguru
- Falasegurufrom Old Galician-Portuguese seguro
- Galiciansegurofrom Old Galician-Portuguese seguro
- Ladinosegurofrom Old Spanish seguro
- Ladinosigurofrom Old Spanish seguro
Borrowings
- Englishsecure
- Dutchsecuur
- Cornishsygerfrom Proto-Brythonic *segʉr
- Middle Bretonsigurfrom Proto-Brythonic *segʉr
- Welshsegurfrom Proto-Brythonic *segʉr
- Proto-West Germanic*sikur
Rhaeto-Romance
- Friuliansigûr
- Ladinsegur
- Romanshsigir
- Romanshsagir
- Romanshsiir
- Romanshsieir
- Romanshsgür
Gallo-Italic
- Emiliansicûr
- Ligurianseguo
- Lombardseghüür
- Lombardsigüür
- Lombardsügür
- Piedmontesesur
- Romagnolsicur
Northern Gallo-Romance
- Franco-Provençalsûr
- Old Frenchseur
Elsewhere
- Vulgar Latin*assēcūrāre
In English words that came into English from sēcūrus
- suresēcūrus
- securitysēcūritās
- securesēcūrus
- suretysēcūritās
- sickersēcūrus
- assecurationassecuratio