[ˈsɛ.kʊs], [ˈsɛː.kus]
OriginUncertain. Perhaps:
* From Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”), the same root of sequor. Properly, following, later in rank or order, i. e. less than something mentioned before.
* Others refer it to Proto-Indo-European *swe- + *-ḱʷo-.
- no-superlativeotherwise, to the contrary
“sin secus” — otherwise, if not
“[Cleostrata] Quis uotat?
[Lysidamus] Optumum atque aequissumum istud esse iure iudico.
Postremo si illuc quod uolumus eueniet, gaudebimus:
Sin secus, patiemur animis aequis. tene sortem tibi:
Vide qui” — (please add an English translation of this quotation)
“Oratorum genera esse dicuntur tamquam poetarum; id secus est, nam alterum est multiplex” — They say there are different kinds of orators, as these exist among poets; but it is otherwise, though of poets there are many.
- no-superlativedifferently
“haud secus, non secus (quam, ac)” — not differently than, just as, even so (as)
“[…] ; quamquam de gloria vix dicere ausim, si nos et hostes haud secus quam feminas abditos intra vallum omnibus contumeliis eludunt, et […]” — […] ; though I had as lief not to speak of glory, when the enemy jeers us with much abuse as if women concealing behind walls, and […]
- with-accusativeby, beside, along, on
“Replicato in inferiorem partem cupae omnis quattuor lamminas; utrimque secus lamminas sub lamminas pollulas minutas supponito, eas inter sese configito, ne foramina maiora fiant, quo cupulae minuscula” — (please add an English translation of this quotation)
“Ceterum id quod vulgus usurpat secus illum sedi, hoc est secundum illum, et novum et sordidum est.” — Moreover, this that the common people make use of, "I sat next to [secus] him", this is "next to [secundum] him", and it is new and repulsing.
- with-accusativeaccording to, in proportion to
- indeclinable, neutersex, gender, division
Formssequius(comparative)
Source: Wiktionary