LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefourth declension

prōsocrus

prōsocrus f (genitive prōsocrūs)
Classical[ˈproː.sɔ.krʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɔː.s̬o.krus]

Meaning

  1. grandmother of one's wife

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōsocrusprōsocrūs
genitiveprōsocrūsprōsocruum
dativeprōsocruīprōsocribus
accusativeprōsocrumprōsocrūs
ablativeprōsocrūprōsocribus
vocativeprōsocrusprōsocrūs

prō-sō^crus, ūs, f.,
I. a wife's grandmother: prosocrus mihi uxoris meae avia est: ego illius sum progener, Dig. 38, 10, 4, § 6.

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. Latinprōsocrus

Latin socrus Latin prōsocrus From prō- + socrus.

Quick answers

What does prōsocrus mean in Latin?
prōsocrus, a noun, means “grandmother of one's wife”.
What is the genitive of prōsocrus?
The genitive singular is prōsocrūs. prōsocrus is feminine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce prōsocrus?
In classical Latin, [ˈproː.sɔ.krʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈprɔː.s̬o.krus].
Where does prōsocrus 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 prōsocrus.