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socrus

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Latin

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Italic *swekrus, earlier *swekrū, from Proto-Indo-European *sweḱrúh₂ (“mother-in-law”).

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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    socrus f (genitive socrūs); fourth declension

    1. mother-in-law
    Declension
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    Fourth-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative socrus socrūs
    genitive socrūs socruum
    dative socruī socribus
    accusative socrum socrūs
    ablative socrū socribus
    vocative socrus socrūs
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    Descendants
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    See alternative forms.

    Etymology 2

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    Masculine counterpart to socra. Attested in late glosses and inscriptions from North Africa.[1]

    Noun

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      socrus m (genitive socrī); second declension (Late Latin)

      1. father-in-law
      Coordinate terms
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      Descendants
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      • Balkan Romance:
        • Aromanian: socru
        • Romanian: socru
      • Italo-Romance:
      • Insular Romance:
      • North Italian:
      • Gallo-Romance:
      • Occitano-Romance:
      • Ibero-Romance:

      Further reading

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      • “socrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
      • “socrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
      • “socrus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

      References

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      1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “sŏcer”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 12: Sk–š, page 15
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