English

Adverb

secus ‎(not comparable)

1. (law) otherwise, to the contrary.

Anagrams

• 'scuse

Latin

Etymology 1

From the root of sequor. Properly, following, later in rank or order, i. e. less than something mentioned before.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.kus/, [ˈsɛ.kʊs]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.kus/, [ˈseː.kus]
• (Vulgar) IPA^(key): /'sɛ.kʊs/

Adverb

secus ‎(not comparable)

1. otherwise, to the contrary
2. differently

Preposition

secus ‎(+ accusative)

1. (= secundum) by, beside, along, on
2. according to, in proportion to

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See sexus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.kus/, [ˈsɛ.kʊs]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.kus/, [ˈseː.kus]
• (Vulgar) IPA^(key): /'sɛ.kʊs/

Noun

secus n ‎(no genitive); irregular declension

1. sex

Declension

Not declined; used only in the nominative and accusative singular.

References

• secus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• secus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• SECUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “secus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • this is quite another matter: hoc longe aliter, secus est
    
• secus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• secus (1) and secus (2) in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879