Sophrosyne
See also: sophrosyne
English
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Σωφροσῠ́νη (Sōphrosúnē), from Ancient Greek σωφροσῠ́νη (sōphrosúnē, “prudence”, “temperance”).
Proper noun
Sophrosyne
- (astronomy) 134 Sophrosyne, a main belt asteroid.
Related terms
- sophron
- sophrosyne
Translations
134 Sophrosyne, the main belt asteroid
Further reading
Sophrosyne on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - 134 Sophrosyne on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Σωφροσῠ́νη (Sōphrosúnē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /soːˈpʰro.sy.neː/, [s̠oːˈpʰrɔs̠ʏneː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /soˈfro.si.ne/, [soˈfrɔːs̬ine]
Proper noun
Sōphrosynē f sg (genitive Sōphrosynēs); first declension
- Dionysius the Elder’s daughter
- ante 25 BC, Cornelius Nepos (author), Alfredus Fleckeisen (editor), De Vita Dionis in Cornelii Nepotis Vitae (1890), part X: “Dion”, ¶ 1, § 1, page 37:
- Dion, Hipparini filius, Syracusanus, nobili genere natus, utraque implicatus tyrannide Dionysiorum. namque ille superior Aristomachen, sororem Dionis, habuit in matrimonio, ex qua duos filios, Hipparinum et Nisaeum, procreavit totidemque filias, nomine Sophrosynen et Areten, quarum priorem Dionysio filio, eidem cui regnum reliquit, nuptum dedit, alteram, Areten, Dioni.
- ante 25 BC, Cornelius Nepos (author), Alfredus Fleckeisen (editor), De Vita Dionis in Cornelii Nepotis Vitae (1890), part X: “Dion”, ¶ 1, § 1, page 37:
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Sōphrosynē |
| Genitive | Sōphrosynēs |
| Dative | Sōphrosynae |
| Accusative | Sōphrosynēn |
| Ablative | Sōphrosynē |
| Vocative | Sōphrosynē |
References
- Sōphrŏsy̆nē in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,458/2