София

See also: Софія

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía, wisdom).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsɔfijɐ]

Proper noun

Со́фия • (Sófija) f (relational 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
city

References

  • София”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • София”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɐˈfʲijə]

Proper noun

Софи́я • (Sofíja) f inan (genitive Софи́и, relational 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

  • софи́ец (sofíjec), софи́йка (sofíjka)

See also

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