socius

English

Etymology

Latin

Noun

socius (plural socii)

1. (historical) Any of the autonomous tribes and city states of the Italian Peninsula in permanent military alliance with the Roman Republic until the Social War of 91–88 BC.

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Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

First/second declension.

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
• Italian: socio, soccio

• Portuguese: sócio
• Romanian: soț, soață
• Spanish: socio, socia

References

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