socio

See also: socio- and sócio

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Noun

socio (uncountable) (informal)

1. At an institute of education, a class where sociology is taught.
2. The discipline of sociology.
   • 1999, Lynn Freed, The bungalow:

     Just as I stood apart from the sort of Jewish women who majored in psych and socio at the local university and announced their engagements just before graduation.

Anagrams

• Cosio

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): [soˈt͡sio]
• Rhymes: -io
• Hyphenation: so‧ci‧o

Noun

socio (accusative singular socion, plural socioj, accusative plural sociojn)

1. society

   Synonym: societo

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔ.sjo/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: so‧cio

Noun

socio m (plural socios)

1. partner, associate

   Synonyms: partenaire, associé

Further reading

• “socio”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Ido

Noun

socio (plural socii)

1. society

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin socius (“partaking, associated; partner, associate”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyo- (“companion”), derived from the root *sekʷ- (“to follow”). Compare also the inherited soccio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.t͡ʃo/
• Rhymes: -ɔtʃo
• Hyphenation: sò‧cio

Noun

socio m (plural soci)

1. member, affiliate, partner, associate, fellow, mate
2. (slang, used in the vocative) a term of address for a man; dude, pal

Related terms

• sociabile
• sociale
• società
• socievole

Anagrams

• scoio, scoiò

Latin

Etymology

From socius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈso.ki.oː/, [ˈs̠ɔkioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈso.t͡ʃi.o/, [ˈsɔːt͡ʃio]

Verb

sociō (present infinitive sociāre, perfect active sociāvī, supine sociātum); first conjugation

1. to unite, join, ally, associate
2. to share in

Conjugation

   Conjugation of sociō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	sociō		sociās		sociat		sociāmus		sociātis		sociant
	imperfect	sociābam		sociābās		sociābat		sociābāmus		sociābātis		sociābant
	future	sociābō		sociābis		sociābit		sociābimus		sociābitis		sociābunt
	perfect	sociāvī		sociāvistī		sociāvit		sociāvimus		sociāvistis		sociāvērunt, sociāvēre
	pluperfect	sociāveram		sociāverās		sociāverat		sociāverāmus		sociāverātis		sociāverant
	future perfect	sociāverō		sociāveris		sociāverit		sociāverimus		sociāveritis		sociāverint
passive	present	socior		sociāris, sociāre		sociātur		sociāmur		sociāminī		sociantur
	imperfect	sociābar		sociābāris, sociābāre		sociābātur		sociābāmur		sociābāminī		sociābantur
	future	sociābor		sociāberis, sociābere		sociābitur		sociābimur		sociābiminī		sociābuntur
	perfect	sociātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	sociātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	sociātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	sociem		sociēs		societ		sociēmus		sociētis		socient
	imperfect	sociārem		sociārēs		sociāret		sociārēmus		sociārētis		sociārent
	perfect	sociāverim		sociāverīs		sociāverit		sociāverīmus		sociāverītis		sociāverint
	pluperfect	sociāvissem		sociāvissēs		sociāvisset		sociāvissēmus		sociāvissētis		sociāvissent
passive	present	socier		sociēris, sociēre		sociētur		sociēmur		sociēminī		socientur
	imperfect	sociārer		sociārēris, sociārēre		sociārētur		sociārēmur		sociārēminī		sociārentur
	perfect	sociātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	sociātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		sociā		—		—		sociāte		—
	future	—		sociātō		sociātō		—		sociātōte		sociantō
passive	present	—		sociāre		—		—		sociāminī		—
	future	—		sociātor		sociātor		—		—		sociantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		sociāre			sociārī			sociāns			—
future		sociātūrum esse			sociātum īrī			sociātūrus			sociandus
perfect		sociāvisse			sociātum esse			—			sociātus
future perfect		—			sociātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		sociātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		sociandī		sociandō		sociandum		sociandō		sociātum		sociātū

Adjective

sociō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of socius

Descendants

• English: sociate

References

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin socius (“partaking, associated; partner, associate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈsoθjo/ [ˈso.θjo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsosjo/ [ˈso.sjo]
• Rhymes: -oθjo
• Rhymes: -osjo
• Syllabification: so‧cio

Noun

socio m (plural socios, feminine socia, feminine plural socias)

1. partner

   Synonym: compañero

2. member

   Synonym: miembro

3. (colloquial) buddy, mate

   Synonyms: colega, mano

Related terms

• asociar
• sociable
• social
• sociedad

Further reading

• “socio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10