LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Sophoclēus

Sophoclēus (feminine Sophoclēa, neuter Sophoclēum)
Classical[sɔ.pʰɔˈkɫeː.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[so.foˈklɛː.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or in the manner of Sophocles, Sophoclean
    En erit ut liceat totum mihi ferre per orbemc. 41 BCE – 39 BCE, Vergilius, Eclogae 8.9-10
  2. New Latinadjectivelofty, grave
    For quotations using this term, see Citations:Sophocleus.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeSophoclēusSophoclēaSophoclēum
genitiveSophoclēīSophoclēaeSophoclēī
dativeSophoclēōSophoclēaeSophoclēō
accusativeSophoclēumSophoclēamSophoclēum
ablativeSophoclēōSophoclēāSophoclēō
vocativeSophoclēeSophoclēaSophoclēum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeSophoclēīSophoclēaeSophoclēa
genitiveSophoclēōrumSophoclēārumSophoclēōrum
dativeSophoclēīsSophoclēīsSophoclēīs
accusativeSophoclēōsSophoclēāsSophoclēa
ablativeSophoclēīsSophoclēīsSophoclēīs
vocativeSophoclēīSophoclēaeSophoclēa

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σοφόκλειος (Sophókleios).

Descendants
  • EnglishSophoclean
  • Frenchsophocléen

Quick answers

What does Sophoclēus mean in Latin?
Sophoclēus, a adjective, means “of or in the manner of Sophocles, Sophoclean; lofty, grave”.
How do you pronounce Sophoclēus?
In classical Latin, [sɔ.pʰɔˈkɫeː.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [so.foˈklɛː.us].