σώφρων

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From σῶς (sôs, safe) +‎ -φρων (-phrōn, mind).

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Adjective

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σώφρων (sṓphrōnm or f (neuter σῶφρον); third declension

  1. Of sound mind: sane
  2. moderate, prudent, sensible, reasonable
  3. self-controlled, temperate, chaste, sober

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σώφρων (sṓphrōn)[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈso.fɾon/
  • Hyphenation: σώ‧φρων

Adjective

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σώφρων (sófronm (feminine σώφρων, neuter σώφρον)

  1. sane

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References

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  1. ^ σώφρων, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language