Sophrosyne

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English

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Σωφροσῠ́νη (Sōphrosúnē), from Ancient Greek σωφροσῠ́νη (sōphrosúnē, “prudence”, “temperance”).

Proper noun

Sophrosyne

  1. (astronomy) 134 Sophrosyne, a main belt asteroid.

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Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Σωφροσῠ́νη (Sōphrosúnē).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sōphrosynē f sg (genitive Sōphrosynēs); first declension

  1. 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.

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.

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.
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