socius

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-yo- (“companion”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”). Compare Faliscan socia (“girlfriend, companion”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈso.ki.us/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈso.tʃi.us/

Adjective

socius m (feminine socia, neuter socium); first/second declension

1. sharing, joining in, partaking, associated
2. kindred, related, akin
3. leagued, allied, united, confederate
4. (substantive) partner, sharer, associate
5. (substantive) companion, comrade
6. (substantive) ally; confederate

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	socius	socia	socium		sociī	sociae	socia
genitive	sociī	sociae	sociī		sociōrum	sociārum	sociōrum
dative	sociō	sociae	sociō		sociīs	sociīs	sociīs
accusative	socium	sociam	socium		sociōs	sociās	socia
ablative	sociō	sociā	sociō		sociīs	sociīs	sociīs
vocative	socie	socia	socium		sociī	sociae	socia

Derived terms

socia sociālis sociennus

societās sociō sociofraudus

Related terms

sociābilis sociālitās sociāliter

sociātiō sociātrīx

Descendants

Albanian: shok, shoqe Aromanian: sots, soatsã Catalan: soci French: socius

Italian: socio, soccio Portuguese: sócio Romanian: soț, soață Spanish: socio

References

• socius in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
• Notes: