Sophocleus

Sophocleus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σοφόκλειος (Sophókleios).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /so.pʰoˈkleː.us/, [sɔ.pʰɔˈkɫeː.ʊs]

Adjective

Sophoclēus (feminine Sophoclēa, neuter Sophoclēum); first/second declension

1. of or in the manner of Sophocles, Sophoclean
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2. (New Latin) lofty, grave
   • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Sophocleus.

Declension

First/second declension.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Sophoclēus	Sophoclēa	Sophoclēum		Sophoclēī	Sophoclēae	Sophoclēa
Genitive	Sophoclēī	Sophoclēae	Sophoclēī		Sophoclēōrum	Sophoclēārum	Sophoclēōrum
Dative	Sophoclēō	Sophoclēae	Sophoclēō		Sophoclēīs	Sophoclēīs	Sophoclēīs
Accusative	Sophoclēum	Sophoclēam	Sophoclēum		Sophoclēōs	Sophoclēās	Sophoclēa
Ablative	Sophoclēō	Sophoclēā	Sophoclēō		Sophoclēīs	Sophoclēīs	Sophoclēīs
Vocative	Sophoclēe	Sophoclēa	Sophoclēum		Sophoclēī	Sophoclēae	Sophoclēa

Descendants

• English: Sophoclean
• French: sophocléen

References

• Sŏphō̆clēus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Sŏphŏclēus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette: “1,458/2”
• “Sophoclēus” on page 1,792/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)