Sophocleus

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σοφόκλειος (Sophókleios). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [sɔ.pʰɔˈkɫeː.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [so.foˈklɛː.us] === Adjective === Sophoclēus (feminine Sophoclēa, neuter Sophoclēum); first/second-declension adjective of or in the manner of Sophocles, Sophoclean (Can we find and add a quotation of Cicero to this entry?) (Can we find and add a quotation of Ovid to this entry?) (Can we find and add a quotation of Martial to this entry?) (Can we find and add a quotation of Juvenal to this entry?) (New Latin) lofty, grave For quotations using this term, see Citations:Sophocleus. ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Descendants ==== === 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)