sopha

English

Noun

sopha (plural sophas)

1. Obsolete form of sofa.
   • 1792, Charlotte Smith, “Letter V. To Mr. Bethel.”, in Desmond. […], volume I, London: […] G[eorge,] G[eorge,] J[ohn] and J[ames] Robinson, […], →OCLC, pages 65–66:

     The Lady then, in the ſame gentle tone cried—“Oh creature! equally idle and ferocious!”—while he folded his arms, and re-ſettling himſelf, with his two dogs upon the ſopha, declared, that he felt himſelf diſpoſed to take a nap.

   • 1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter XVIII, in Emma: […], volume II, London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC, page 336:

     “The evil of the distance from Enscombe,” said Mr. Weston, “is, that Mrs. Churchill, as we understand, has not been able to leave the sopha for a week together.

Anagrams

• opahs

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔ.fa/

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Noun

sopha m (plural sophas)

1. (dated) Alternative form of sofa

Further reading

• “sopha”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Pronunciation

sopha: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈso.pʰa/, [ˈs̠ɔpʰä]

• sopha: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈso.fa/, [ˈsɔːfä]

sophā: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈso.pʰaː/, [ˈs̠ɔpʰäː]

• sophā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈso.fa/, [ˈsɔːfä]

Adjective

sopha

1. inflection of sophus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

sophā

1. ablative feminine singular of sophus