secus

Meaning

Adv

1. (no-superlative) otherwise, to the contrary
2. (no-superlative) differently

Prep

1. (with-accusative) by, beside, along, on
2. (with-accusative) according to, in proportion to

Noun

sex, gender, division

Concepts

otherwise

badly

wrongly

not so

differently

just so

not as one would wish

Synonyms

alia

aliter

Translations

anders

dringend

αλλιώς

κακά

autrement

altrimenti

de outra maneira

de outro modo

de otra manera

de otro modo

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈsɛ.kʊs]

Etymology

Uncertain. 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-.