Sophocleus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σοφόκλειος (Sophókleios).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /so.pʰoˈkleː.us/, [sɔ.pʰɔˈkɫeː.ʊs]
Adjective
Sophoclēus (feminine Sophoclēa, neuter Sophoclēum); first/second declension
- of or in the manner of Sophocles, Sophoclean
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- (New Latin) lofty, grave
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Sophocleus.
Declension
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Sophoclēus | Sophoclēa | Sophoclēum | Sophoclēī | Sophoclēae | Sophoclēa | |
| Genitive | Sophoclēī | Sophoclēae | Sophoclēī | Sophoclēōrum | Sophoclēārum | Sophoclēōrum | |
| Dative | Sophoclēō | Sophoclēae | Sophoclēō | Sophoclēīs | Sophoclēīs | Sophoclēīs | |
| Accusative | Sophoclēum | Sophoclēam | Sophoclēum | Sophoclēōs | Sophoclēās | Sophoclēa | |
| Ablative | Sophoclēō | Sophoclēā | Sophoclēō | Sophoclēīs | Sophoclēīs | Sophoclēīs | |
| Vocative | Sophoclēe | Sophoclēa | Sophoclēum | Sophoclēī | Sophoclēae | Sophoclēa | |
Descendants
- English: Sophoclean
- French: sophocléen
References
- Sŏphō̆clēus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Sŏphŏclēus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette: “1,458/2”
- “Sophoclēus” on page 1,792/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
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