sophronisterium

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σωφρονῐστήρῐον (sōphronistḗrion).

Pronunciation

Noun

sōphronistērium n (genitive sōphronistēriī or sōphronistērī); second declension

  1. (New Latin) a reformatory prison or lunatic asylum

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

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).