secundus – Latin adjective declension

Adjective: secundus
Hyphenation:

Declension: First, Second

Nominative

Singular masc.	secundus
Singular fem.	secunda
Singular neut.	secundum
Plural masc.	secundī
Plural fem.	secundae
Plural neut.	secunda

Genitive

Singular masc.	secundī
Singular fem.	secundae
Singular neut.	secundī
Plural masc.	secundōrum
Plural fem.	secundārum
Plural neut.	secundōrum

Dative

Singular masc.	secundō
Singular fem.	secundae
Singular neut.	secundō
Plural masc.	secundīs
Plural fem.	secundīs
Plural neut.	secundīs

Accusative

Singular masc.	secundum
Singular fem.	secundam
Singular neut.	secundum
Plural masc.	secundōs
Plural fem.	secundās
Plural neut.	secunda

Ablative

Singular masc.	secundō
Singular fem.	secundā
Singular neut.	secundō
Plural masc.	secundīs
Plural fem.	secundīs
Plural neut.	secundīs

Vocative

Singular masc.	secunde
Singular fem.	secunda
Singular neut.	secundum
Plural masc.	secundī
Plural fem.	secundae
Plural neut.	secunda

Comparison

Comparative	secundior
Superlative	secundissimus

Sample Sentences

Errare, si qui in bello omnes secundos rerum proventus exspectent (... that whoever expected every event in the war to be favorable, erred) [c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico VII.29]

Adjectives inflected like secundus

scītus, inadustus, saevus, commodus, vāstus, frāctus, perfectus, pecūniōsus, scelestus, īnfestus, īnfirmus, splendidus, perītus, iugōsus, glōriōsus, vulgātus, lascīvus, sevērus, irritus, facinorōsus, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *sekʷondo- (literally “that follows”); equivalent to sequor (“to follow”) + -undus. The positive meanings "favourable, fair" come from the notion of the wind or current following you from behind.

Verbs referencing "secundus"

French Adjectives second, Italian Adjectives secondo, Portuguese Adjectives segundo, Spanish Adjectives segundo, Finnish Adjectives sekunda, Catalan Adjectives segon, Romanian Adjectives secund.