sofia

See also: Sofia, SOFIA, Sofía, Sófia, Sófía, and -sofia

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σοφῐ́ᾱ (sophĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈfi.a/
• Homophone: Sofia
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: so‧fì‧a

Noun

sofia f (plural sofie)

1. wisdom
2. science

Synonyms

• sapienza, scienza

Further reading

• sofia in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

• afosi

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σοφῐ́ᾱ (sophĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈfi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈfi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈfi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈfi.ɐ/

• Rhymes: -iɐ
• Hyphenation: so‧fi‧a

Noun

sofia f (plural sofias)

1. (poetic) science
2. (poetic) wisdom

Derived terms

suffixes

• -sofia

Further reading

• “sofia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “sofia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025