English

Proper noun

Sophrosyne

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

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Σωφροσῠ́νη ‎(Sōphrosúnē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /soːˈpʰro.sy.neː/, [soːˈpʰrɔ.sʏ.neː]

Proper noun

Sōphrosynē f ‎(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, Greek type.

References

• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Sōphrŏsy̆nē”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 1,458/2.

English

Noun

sophrosyne ‎(uncountable)

1. The Ancient Greek concept of an ideal of excellence of character and soundness of mind, which when combined in one well-balanced individual leads to other qualities, such as temperance, moderation, prudence, and self-control.