LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

sociālis

sociālis (neuter sociāle, adverb sociāliter)
Classical[sɔ.kiˈaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[so.t͡ʃiˈaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationOf or pertaining to companionship; companionable, sociable, social
  2. two terminationOf or pertaining to allies or confederates; allied, confederate.
  3. two terminationMarriage, conjugal, nuptial.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesociālissociālissociāle
genitivesociālissociālissociālis
dativesociālīsociālīsociālī
accusativesociālemsociālemsociāle
ablativesociālīsociālīsociālī
vocativesociālissociālissociāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesociālēssociālēssociālia
genitivesociāliumsociāliumsociālium
dativesociālibussociālibussociālibus
accusativesociālīs
sociālēs		sociālīs
sociālēs		sociālia
ablativesociālibussociālibussociālibus
vocativesociālēssociālēssociālia

sŏcĭālis, e, adj. socius,
I. of or belonging to companionship.
I. In gen., companionable, sociable, social (so not ante-Aug.): homo sociale animal, Sen. Ben. 7, 1, 8: beneficium dare socialis res est, id. ib. 5, 11, 4: amicitiae, App. M. 5, p. 171, 20.—
II. In partic.
A. Of or belonging to allies or confederates, allied, confederate (the class. signif. of the word): lex, Cic. Div. in Caecil. 5, 18: lex judiciumque, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 6, § 15: foedus, Liv. 34, 57: exercitus, i. e. of the allies, id. 31, 21: coetus, id. 7, 25: equitatus, id. 26, 5; so, turmae, Tac. A. 4, 73: copiae (opp. legiones), i. e. auxiliaries, id. ib. 12, 31: bellum, the war of the allies, Liv. Epit. 71 fin.; Flor. 3, 18, 1; Juv. 5, 31: cuncta socialia prospere composita, the affairs of the allies, Tac. A. 2, 57.—
B. In Ovid several times like conjugialis, of marriage, conjugal, nuptial: amor socialis, Ov. M. 7, 800; (with foedus maritum), id. P. 3, 1, 73: Livia sic tecum sociales compleat annos, id. Tr. 2, 161: foedera, id. M. 14, 380; id. H. 4, 17: torus, id. F. 2, 729: jura, id. Am. 3, 11, 45: sacra, id. H. 21, 155: carmina, i. e. epithalamium, id. ib. 12, 139.—Hence, adv.: sŏ-cĭālĭter, socially: non ut de sede secundā Cederet aut quartā socialiter (iambus), for the sake of company (perh. ἅπ. εἰρημ.), Hor. A. P. 258.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷéh₂
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷh₂ṓy
  4. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷyós
  5. Proto-Italic*sokjos
  6. Latinsociālis

Latin socius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sociālis From socius (“associated, allied; companion, ally”) + -ālis.

Descendants
  • Catalansocial
  • Englishsocial
  • Frenchsocial
  • Romaniansocialfrom French social
  • Germansozial
  • Italiansociale
  • Occitansocial
  • Portuguesesocial
  • Spanishsocial
  • Asturiansocial

In English words that came into English from sociālis

  • socialsociālis
  • socialitysociālitās

Quick answers

What does sociālis mean in Latin?
sociālis, a adjective, means “Of or pertaining to companionship; companionable, sociable, social; Of or pertaining to allies or confederates”.
How do you pronounce sociālis?
In classical Latin, [sɔ.kiˈaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [so.t͡ʃiˈaː.lis].
Where does sociālis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- → Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ → Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy → Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós → Proto-Italic *sokjos → Latin sociālis.