σοφίτα

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from French soffite (“soffit”), from Italian soffitto, from Vulgar Latin *suffīctus, perfect passive participle of Latin suffīgō (“to fasten or fix onto”).

Noun

σοφίτα • (sofíta) f (plural σοφίτες)

1. attic (space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof)

   Synonyms: ανώγειο (anógeio), ανώγι (anógi)

Usage notes

• The meaning has changed from the French word from which the Greek was derived. The French term has the same meaning as the English (soffit).

Declension

declension of σοφίτα

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	σοφίτα •	σοφίτες •
genitive	σοφίτας •	σοφιτών •
accusative	σοφίτα •	σοφίτες •
vocative	σοφίτα •	σοφίτες •