socrus
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈso.krus/, [ˈs̠ɔkrʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈso.krus/, [ˈsɔːkrus]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Italic *swekrus, earlier *swekrū, from Proto-Indo-European *sweḱrúh₂ (“mother-in-law”).
Alternative forms
- socera, socra (non-standard)
Noun
socrus f (genitive socrūs); fourth declension
- mother-in-law
Declension
Fourth-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | socrus | socrūs |
Genitive | socrūs | socruum |
Dative | socruī | socribus |
Accusative | socrum | socrūs |
Ablative | socrū | socribus |
Vocative | socrus | socrūs |
Related terms
- cōnsocer
- socer
Descendants
See alternative forms.
Further reading
- “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
Etymology 2
Masculine counterpart to socra. Attested in late glosses and inscriptions from North Africa.[1]
Noun
socrus m (genitive socrī); second declension (Late Latin)
- father-in-law
Coordinate terms
- socra
Descendants
- Balkan Romance:
- Aromanian: socru
- Romanian: socru
- Italo-Romance:
- Neapolitan:
- suecru (Apulia)
- suocro (Basilicata, Campania)
- Neapolitan:
- Insular Romance:
- Sardinian: socru, sorgu
- North Italian:
- Romansch: sir, sör
- Gallo-Romance:
- Old French: suire m
- Occitano-Romance:
- Catalan: sogre
- Occitan: sògre
- Ibero-Romance:
- Asturian: suegru
- Galician: sogro
- Portuguese: sogro
- Spanish: suegro
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “sŏcer”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 12: Sk–š, page 15