socio

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See also: socio- and sócio

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Noun

socio (uncountable)

  1. (informal) At an institute of education, a class where sociology is taught.
  2. (informal) 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.

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

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  • 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/
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  • Hyphenation: so‧cio

Noun

socio m (plural socios)

  1. partner, associate
    Synonyms: partenaire, associé

Further reading

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

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

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Latin

Etymology

From socius.

Pronunciation

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

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/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsosjo/
  • 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

Further reading