σοφάς

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /so.pʰǎːs/ → /soˈɸas/ → /soˈfas/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /so.pʰǎːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /soˈpʰas/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /soˈɸas/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /soˈfas/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /soˈfas/

Adjective

σοφᾱ́ς • (sophā́s)

1. accusative plural feminine of σοφός (sophós)

Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈfas/
• Hyphenation: σο‧φάς

Etymology 1

Inflectional form of Katharevousa, in the ancient fashion.

Adjective

σοφάς • (sofás)

1. (rare, dated) Accusative feminine plural form of σοφός (sofós).

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish صفه (sofa) + ending -ς (-s), from Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa).

Noun

σοφάς • (sofás) m (plural σοφάδες)

1. low sofa, usually a built construction

Declension

Declension of σοφάς

	singular	plural
nominative	σοφάς •	σοφάδες •
genitive	σοφά •	σοφάδων •
accusative	σοφά •	σοφάδες •
vocative	σοφά •	σοφάδες •

Synonyms

• μιντέρι n (mintéri)

Related terms

• καναπές m (kanapés, “couch”)