Sofia
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Bulgarian Со́фия (Sófija, “Sophie, Sophia”), named after the Church of St. Sofia.
Proper nounEdit
Sofia
- The capital city of Bulgaria.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
the capital city of Bulgaria
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Etymology 2Edit
A less common spelling, borrowed from continental Europe, of the given name Sophia.
Proper nounEdit
Sofia
- A female given name from Ancient Greek
- A river, and surrounding region of Madagascar
CatalanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Sofia f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia
- Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)
DanishEdit
Proper nounEdit
Sofia
- Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)
- a female given name, variant of Sofie, equivalent to English Sophia
EstonianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Sofia
- Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía). The sense "Sofia (Bulgaria)" is through Bulgarian Со́фия (Sófija).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Sofia
- Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia
- 1959 Väinö Linna, Täällä Pohjantähden alla 1 (WSOY 1965), page 181:
- Kehdossa makasi juuri äskettäin pappilassa kasteella ollut tyttö, jonka nimenkin rouva muisti: Elma. Se oli hänen antamansa nimi. Vanhemmat olivat tahtoneet Sofiaa, mutta rouva oli saanut kuin saanutkin tytölle suomalaisperäisen nimen. Tosin vain siksi ettei Anttoo pitänyt asiaa millään tavoin tärkeänä.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 1990, Riitta Vartti, Sun lapsuutes, Gummerus, →ISBN, page 407:
- —Äiti, minkäs takia mummun nimi on Adalmina ja Sohvi-tätin nimi on Sofia, vaikkei ne oo mitää ruotsinkielisiä?
—No, ohan meiän vanha sukunimiki S-t-rantperk, vaikkei sitä osaa kukaa ees lausuu oikei. Ennen vanhaa ihmisille pantii sellasia nimiä. Meiän setähä se suomens nimesä ja se on Rantakallio nytte.- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 1959 Väinö Linna, Täällä Pohjantähden alla 1 (WSOY 1965), page 181:
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of Sofia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Sofia | Sofiat | |
| genitive | Sofian | Sofioiden Sofioitten | |
| partitive | Sofiaa | Sofioita | |
| illative | Sofiaan | Sofioihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Sofia | Sofiat | |
| accusative | nom. | Sofia | Sofiat |
| gen. | Sofian | ||
| genitive | Sofian | Sofioiden Sofioitten Sofiainrare | |
| partitive | Sofiaa | Sofioita | |
| inessive | Sofiassa | Sofioissa | |
| elative | Sofiasta | Sofioista | |
| illative | Sofiaan | Sofioihin | |
| adessive | Sofialla | Sofioilla | |
| ablative | Sofialta | Sofioilta | |
| allative | Sofialle | Sofioille | |
| essive | Sofiana | Sofioina | |
| translative | Sofiaksi | Sofioiksi | |
| instructive | — | Sofioin | |
| abessive | Sofiatta | Sofioitta | |
| comitative | — | Sofioineen | |
| Possessive forms of Sofia (type kulkija) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Sofiani | Sofiamme |
| 2nd person | Sofiasi | Sofianne |
| 3rd person | Sofiansa | |
Related termsEdit
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Sofia f
- Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
Etymology 1Edit
Proper nounEdit
Sofia f (proper noun, genitive Sofias or Sofia, plural Sofias)
- a female given name, a less common variant of Sophia
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Sofia [feminine]
Etymology 2Edit
Borrowed from Bulgarian Со́фия (Sófija).
Proper nounEdit
Sofia n (proper noun, genitive Sofias or (optionally with an article) Sofia)
- Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)
DeclensionEdit
ItalianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
See Sophia.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Sofia f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia
Etymology 2Edit
Borrowed from Bulgarian София (Sofija, “Sophie, Sophia”), named after the Church of St. Sofia.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Sofia f
- Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)
AnagramsEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Bulgarian София (Sofija), renamed after the Church of St. Sofia in 1376.
Proper nounEdit
Sofia
- Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)
Etymology 2Edit
Proper nounEdit
Sofia
- a female given name, variant of Sofie, equivalent to English Sophia
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Bulgarian София (Sofija), renamed after the Church of St. Sofia in 1376.
Proper nounEdit
Sofia
- Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)
Etymology 2Edit
Proper nounEdit
Sofia
- a female given name, variant of Sofie, equivalent to English Sophia
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Bulgarian Со́фия (Sófija).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Sofia f
- Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Sofia
Derived termsEdit
adjective
nouns
Further readingEdit
PortugueseEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Sofia f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia
- Alternative form of Sófia
SlovakEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Sofia f (genitive singular Sofie, declension pattern of ulica)
- Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)
ReferencesEdit
- Sofia in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Ultimately of Ancient Greek origin. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1380 as Sophia.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Sofia c (genitive Sofias)
- Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 88 488 females with the given name Sofia living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with frequency peaks in the 19th century and in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.