socer
Latin
Alternative forms
- socerus, socrus m (non-standard)
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *swekuros, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈso.ker/, [ˈs̠ɔkɛr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈso.t͡ʃer/, [ˈsɔːt͡ʃer]
Noun
socer m (genitive socerī); second declension
- father-in-law
Declension
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | socer | socerī |
| Genitive | socerī | socerōrum |
| Dative | socerō | socerīs |
| Accusative | socerum | socerōs |
| Ablative | socerō | socerīs |
| Vocative | socer | socerī |
Synonyms
- patraster
Related terms
- cōnsocer
- socrus
Descendants
See alternative forms.
Further reading
- “socer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “socer”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- socer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
- Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911), “sŏcer”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 607