LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

soccus

soccus m (genitive soccī)
Classical[ˈsɔk.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɔk.kus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesoccus, a kind of slipper particularly worn by comedic actors
  2. masculinemetonymicallycomedy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesoccussoccī
genitivesoccīsoccōrum
dativesoccōsoccīs
accusativesoccumsoccōs
ablativesoccōsoccīs
vocativesoccesoccī

soccus, i, m.
I. A kind of low-heeled, light shoe, worn by the Greeks; a slipper, sock, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 94; id. Ep. 5, 2, 60; id. Bacch. 2, 3, 98; id. Pers. 1, 3, 44; id. Cist. 4, 2, 29: soccos, quibus indutus esset, Cic. de Or. 3, 32, 127; id. Rab. Post. 10, 27; Cat. 61, 10 et saep.—When worn by Romans they were a sign of effeminacy, Suet. Calig. 52; Sen. Ben. 2, 12, 1; Plin. 37, 2, 6, § 17.—The soccus was worn especially by comic actors (the cothurnus, on the contrary, by tragic actors).—Hence,
II. Transf., comedy (as cothurnus, tragedy), Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 174; id. A. P. 80; 90; Ov. R. Am. 376; Mart. 8, 3, 13: comicus soccus, Plin. 7, 30, 31, § 111; cf.: nec tragoedia socco ingreditur, Quint. 10, 2, 22: risus socci; opp. luctus cothurni, Claud. in Eutr. 1, 299.

Origins

From Ancient Greek σύκχος (súkkhos, “a kind of shoe”), probably from Phrygian, Anatolian, or another substrate language from Asia Minor.

West Iberian
  • Portuguesesoco
  • Portugueseçoco
  • Portugueseçoque
  • Spanishzueco
  • Asturianzuecu
  • Galicianzoco
  • Galicianzoque
  • Galicianzoca
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianzocco
  • Englishzoccofrom Italian zocco
  • Sicilianzoccu
  • SicilianZoccu
Elsewhere
  • Frenchsocquefrom Old French socque
  • Italiansocco
  • Walloonsokefrom Old French socque
  • Proto-Germanic*sukkaz
Old Occitan
  • Catalansoc
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Romanshsocca

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesSoccusSoccus dim. SOCCULUS, denoted a slipper or low shoe, which did not fit closely, and was not fastened by any tie (Isid. Orig. 19.33). Shoes of this des…

Quick answers

What does soccus mean in Latin?
soccus, a noun, means “soccus, a kind of slipper particularly worn by comedic actors; comedy”.
What is the genitive of soccus?
The genitive singular is soccī. soccus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce soccus?
In classical Latin, [ˈsɔk.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɔk.kus].