LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

prōsocer

prōsocer m (genitive prōsocerī)
Classical[ˈproː.sɔ.kɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɔː.s̬o.t͡ʃer]

Meaning

  1. grandfather of one's wife

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōsocerprōsocerī
genitiveprōsocerīprōsocerōrum
dativeprōsocerōprōsocerīs
accusativeprōsocerumprōsocerōs
ablativeprōsocerōprōsocerīs
vocativeprōsocerprōsocerī

prō-sŏcer, ĕri, m.,
I. a wife's grandfather: cuique senex Nereus prosocer esse velit, Ov. H. 3, 74: uxor, et nurus, et pronurus, viro, et socero, et prosocero furtum facere possunt, Dig. 25, 2, 15: erum cum prosocero meo, Plin. Ep. 5, 14 (15), 8.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  6. Proto-Italic*pro-
  7. Latinprōsocer

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros Proto-Italic *swekuros Latin socer Latin prōsocer From prō- + socer.

Quick answers

What does prōsocer mean in Latin?
prōsocer, a noun, means “grandfather of one's wife”.
What is the genitive of prōsocer?
The genitive singular is prōsocerī. prōsocer is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce prōsocer?
In classical Latin, [ˈproː.sɔ.kɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈprɔː.s̬o.t͡ʃer].
Where does prōsocer come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Proto-Indo-European *pró → Proto-Indo-European *pro- → Proto-Italic *pro- → Latin prōsocer.