Sofja

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Софья (Sofʹja).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsofjɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞fi]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsofjɑ/, [ˈʃo̞fjɑ]
• Rhymes: -ofj, -ofjɑ
• Hyphenation: Sof‧ja

Proper noun

Sofja

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Sophia

Declension

Declension of Sofja (type 3/koira, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	Sofja	Sofjat
genitive	Sofjan	Sofjiin
partitive	Sofjaa	Sofjia
illative	Sofjaa	Sofjii
inessive	Sofjaas	Sofjiis
elative	Sofjast	Sofjist
allative	Sofjalle	Sofjille
adessive	Sofjaal	Sofjiil
ablative	Sofjalt	Sofjilt
translative	Sofjaks	Sofjiks
essive	Sofjanna, Sofjaan	Sofjinna, Sofjiin
exessive1)	Sofjant	Sofjint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 710