English

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.

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-yo- ‎(“companion”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- ‎(“to follow”)^[1]. 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

Inflection

First/second declension.

• Gen.pl. sometimes socium

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Noun

socius m ‎(genitive sociī); second declension

1. partner, sharer, associate
2. companion, comrade
3. ally; confederate

Inflection

Second declension.

References

• socius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• socius in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• SOCIUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “socius”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to attach oneself to a person's society: socium se adiungere alicui
    
  • to admit a person into one's society: aliquem socium admittere
    
  • a political ally: consiliorum in re publica socius
    
  • to make some one one's ally: socium aliquem asciscere (B. G. 1. 5)
    
• socius in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
• Notes:

1. ↑ D. Gary Miller, Latin suffixal derivatives in English and their Indo-European ancestry, 2006. pp.27 & 134