secundus

secundus uit.-lat. zweitens

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.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /seˈkun.dus/, [s̠ɛˈkʊn̪d̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /seˈkun.dus/, [seˈkun̪d̪us]

Numeral

secundus (feminine secunda, neuter secundum); first/second-declension numeral

1. second, the ordinal number after prīmus (“first”) and before tertius (“third”)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	secundus	secunda	secundum		secundī	secundae	secunda
Genitive	secundī	secundae	secundī		secundōrum	secundārum	secundōrum
Dative	secundō		secundō		secundīs
Accusative	secundum	secundam	secundum		secundōs	secundās	secunda
Ablative	secundō	secundā	secundō		secundīs
Vocative	secunde	secunda	secundum		secundī	secundae	secunda