See also: сочи

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Etymology edit

Possibly from Georgian სოჭი (soč̣i, fir); the city belonged to Georgia during the XI-XV centuries.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈsot͡ɕɪ]
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Proper noun edit

Со́чи (Sóčim inan (indeclinable)

  1. Sochi (a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, which hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics)
    знал бы при́купжил бы в Со́чи (proverb)znal by príkup — žil by v Sóčiif (I) knew what the "widow" is (a card hand), I would live in Sochi

Usage notes edit

The word is indeclinable, but a colloquial or jocular locative в Соча́х (v Sočáx) is possible.

Declension edit

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Descendants edit

  • Armenian: Սոչի (Sočʿi)
  • English: Sochi
  • French: Sotchi