sophronisterium

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σωφρονῐστήρῐον (sōphronistḗrion).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /soː.pʰro.nisˈteː.ri.um/, [s̠oːpʰrɔnɪs̠ˈt̪eːriʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /so.fro.nisˈte.ri.um/, [sofronisˈt̪ɛːrium]

Noun

sōphronistērium n (genitive sōphronistēriī or sōphronistērī); second declension

1. (New Latin) a reformatory prison or lunatic asylum
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:sophronisterium.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sōphronistērium	sōphronistēria
Genitive	sōphronistēriī sōphronistērī1	sōphronistēriōrum
Dative	sōphronistēriō	sōphronistēriīs
Accusative	sōphronistērium	sōphronistēria
Ablative	sōphronistēriō	sōphronistēriīs
Vocative	sōphronistērium	sōphronistēria

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).