LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

sodālicius

sodālicius (feminine sodālicia, neuter sodālicium)
Classical[sɔ.daːˈlɪ.ki.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[so.daˈliː.t͡ʃi.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationalfellowship, companionship
  2. adjectivesecret

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesodāliciussodāliciasodālicium
genitivesodāliciīsodāliciaesodāliciī
dativesodāliciōsodāliciaesodāliciō
accusativesodāliciumsodāliciamsodālicium
ablativesodāliciōsodāliciāsodāliciō
vocativesodāliciesodāliciasodālicium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesodāliciīsodāliciaesodālicia
genitivesodāliciōrumsodāliciārumsodāliciōrum
dativesodāliciīssodāliciīssodāliciīs
accusativesodāliciōssodāliciāssodālicia
ablativesodāliciīssodāliciīssodāliciīs
vocativesodāliciīsodāliciaesodālicia

sŏdālĭcĭus (-tĭus), a, um, adj. sodalis.
I. Of or belonging to a sodalis; of or belonging to fellowship or companionship (as adj. very rare): jure sodalicio mihi junctus, Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 46 (al. sodalicii); Just. 20, 4, 14: Druidae sodaliciis astricti consortiis, Amm. 15, 9, 8.—
B. In a bad sense, secret: collegia sodalicia, pertaining to an unlawful secret association, Dig. 47, 22, 1.—
II. Subst.: sŏdālĭcĭum (-tĭum), ii, n.
A. Lit., a fellowship, friendly intercourse or intimacy, brotherhood, companionship, etc. (syn. sodalitas): fraternum vere dulce sodalicium, Cat. 100, 4; cf. Val. Max. 4, 7, 1 ext.—
B. Transf.
1. An association, company, society, or college of any kind: CVLTORVM HERCVLIS, Inscr. Orell. 2404; cf. ib. 2402: FVLLONVM, ib. 4056.—*
2. A company assembled for feasting, a banquetingclub, Auct. Her. 4, 51, 64.—
3. In a bad sense, an unlawful secret society (for buying votes, plotting against the State, etc.; cf. hetaeriae): lex Licinia, quae est de sodaliciis, Cic. Planc. 15, 36: in hos sodaliciorum tribuario crimine, id. ib. 19, 47: Mariana sodalicia, Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 116.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -icius Latin sodālicius From sodālis + -icius.

Descendants
  • Italiansodalizio
  • Catalansodalicifrom Italian sodalizio
  • Portuguesesodalício

Quick answers

What does sodālicius mean in Latin?
sodālicius, a adjective, means “fellowship, companionship; secret”.
How do you pronounce sodālicius?
In classical Latin, [sɔ.daːˈlɪ.ki.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [so.daˈliː.t͡ʃi.us].