Sophrosyne
See also: sophrosyne
English edit
Etymology edit
From the Ancient Greek Σωφροσῠ́νη (Sōphrosúnē), from Ancient Greek σωφροσῠ́νη (sōphrosúnē, “prudence”, “temperance”).
Proper noun edit
Sophrosyne
- (astronomy) 134 Sophrosyne, a main belt asteroid.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
134 Sophrosyne, the main belt asteroid
Further reading edit
Sophrosyne on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - 134 Sophrosyne on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From the Ancient Greek Σωφροσῠ́νη (Sōphrosúnē).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /soːˈpʰro.sy.neː/, [s̠oːˈpʰrɔs̠ʏneː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /soˈfro.si.ne/, [soˈfrɔːs̬ine]
Proper noun edit
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 edit
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Sōphrosynē |
| Genitive | Sōphrosynēs |
| Dative | Sōphrosynae |
| Accusative | Sōphrosynēn |
| Ablative | Sōphrosynē |
| Vocative | Sōphrosynē |
References edit
- Sōphrŏsy̆nē in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,458/2.