LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Sosius

Sosius m sg (genitive Sosiī or Sosī)
Classical[ˈsɔ.si.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɔː.s̬i.us]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
  2. masculinesingularQuintus Sosius Senecio, a Roman consul

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSosius—
genitiveSosiī
Sosī		—
dativeSosiō—
accusativeSosium—
ablativeSosiō—
vocativeSosī—

Sŏsĭus, i, m.,
I. name of a Roman gens.
1. C. Sosius, a quœstor under M' Lepidus, Cic. Att. 8, 6, 1.—
2. Another C. Sosius, consul 722 A.U.C., Cic. Att. 9, 1, 2; Suet. Aug. 17.—
3. Q. Sosius, a knight of Picenum, Cic. N. D. 3, 30, 74.—
4. Sosii, famous booksellers in Rome in the time of Horace, Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 2; id. A. P. 345.— Hence, Sŏsĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Sosius, Sosian: Apollo, an image of Apollo brought from Seleucia to Rome by the quœstor C. Sosius, Plin. 13, 5, 11, § 53; 36, 5, 4, § 28.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologySosiusSosius. 1. C. Sosius, was quaestor of M'. Lepidus, consul B. C. 66 He was praetor in B. C. 49, on the breaking out of the civil war, and, like most of…

Quick answers

What does Sosius mean in Latin?
Sosius, a proper noun, means “a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by”.
What is the genitive of Sosius?
The genitive singular is Sosiī. Sosius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Sosius?
In classical Latin, [ˈsɔ.si.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɔː.s̬i.us].