securus

Latin

Etymology

From sē- (“without”) +‎ cūra (“care”); see cure. Similar to Latin sine cūrā (“without care, carefree”), which led to English sinecure.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /seːˈkuː.rus/, [seːˈkuː.rʊs]

Adjective

sēcūrus (feminine sēcūra, neuter sēcūrum); first/second declension

  1. careless, negligent
  2. unconcerned, untroubled, carefree
  3. fearless
  4. quiet, composed, serene

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sēcūrus sēcūra sēcūrum sēcūrī sēcūrae sēcūra
Genitive sēcūrī sēcūrae sēcūrī sēcūrōrum sēcūrārum sēcūrōrum
Dative sēcūrō sēcūrae sēcūrō sēcūrīs sēcūrīs sēcūrīs
Accusative sēcūrum sēcūram sēcūrum sēcūrōs sēcūrās sēcūra
Ablative sēcūrō sēcūrā sēcūrō sēcūrīs sēcūrīs sēcūrīs
Vocative sēcūre sēcūra sēcūrum sēcūrī sēcūrae sēcūra

Derived terms

Descendants
descendants
  • Aromanian: siguru
  • Corsican: sicuru, siguru
  • Dutch: secuur, zeker
  • English: secure
  • Emilian: sicûr
  • Franco-Provençal: sûr
  • Friulian: sigûr
  • Ladin: segur
  • Lombard: seghüür, sigüür, sügür
  • Navarro-Aragonese: seguro
  • Neapolitan: sicuro
  • Old French: seür
    • Norman: saeur (Guernésiais)
    • Middle English: sure, sur
      • English: sure
        • Japanese: シュア (shua)
    • Middle French: sceur
      • French: sûr
        • Seychellois Creole: sir
    • Walloon: sûr
  • Italian: sicuro
  • Old Leonese: seguro
    • Asturian: seguru
    • Leonese: seguru
  • Old Portuguese: seguro
    • Fala: seguru
    • Galician: seguro
    • Portuguese: seguro
      • Guinea-Bissau Creole: suguru
      • Kabuverdianu: suguru, siguru
  • Old Occitan: segur

References
  • securus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • securus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • securus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • securus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to enjoy peace of mind: quieto, tranquillo, securo animo esse
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