София

See also: Софія

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈsɔfijə]

Proper noun

Со́фия • (Sófija) f (related adjective софи́йски)

  1. a female given name, Sofiya, equivalent to English Sophia
  2. Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)
    Живе́я в Со́фия
    Živéja v Sófija
    I live in Sofia

Inflection
given name
Declension of Со́фия
singular plural
indefinite Со́фия
Sófija		 Со́фии
Sófii
definite — Со́фиите
Sófiite
vocative form Со́фийо
Sófijo		 Со́фии
Sófii
city
Declension of Со́фия
singular
indefinite Со́фия
Sófija
definite —

References
  • София in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
  • София in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sɐˈfʲijə]

Proper noun

Софи́я • (Sofíja) f inan (genitive Софи́и, related adjective софи́йский)

  1. Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)
  2. a female given name, Sofiya, from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Sophia
  3. Sofia (Aeon of wisdom in Gnosticism)

Declension
Declension of Софи́я (inan sg-only fem-form i-stem accent-a) 
singular
nominative Софи́я
Sofíja
genitive Софи́и
Sofíi
dative Софи́и
Sofíi
accusative Софи́ю
Sofíju
instrumental Софи́ей, Софи́ею
Sofíjej, Sofíjeju
prepositional Софи́и
Sofíi
  • софи́ец (sofíjec), софи́йка (sofíjka)

See also
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.