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sophi

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English

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Etymology 1

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From the Latin sophī, the nominative plural form of sophus, from the Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós).

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Noun

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sophi

  1. (obsolete, plural only) Wise men; sages.[1]
    • 1598: John Marston, The Scourge of Villanie, Three Books of Satyres, volume 1, chapter 3, page 181 (1966 republication)
      Valladolid, our Athens gins to tast
      Of thy ranck filth, Camphire and Lettuce chast,
      Are cleane casheird, now Sophi Ringoes eate,
      Candid Potatoes, are Athenians meate.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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sophi (uncountable)

  1. Obsolete form of Sufi.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ “† ˈsophi, n.”, in OED Online  ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ “sufi, sofi”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  3. ^ “sophi”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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Latin

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Etymology

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Cf. the Ancient Greek σοφοί (sophoí).

Pronunciation

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(Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈso.pʰiː/, [ˈs̠ɔpʰiː]

Adjective

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sophī

  1. nominative masculine plural of sophos
  2. nominative masculine plural of sophus
  3. genitive masculine singular of sophos
  4. genitive masculine singular of sophus
  5. genitive neuter singular of sophos
  6. genitive neuter singular of sophus
  7. vocative masculine plural of sophos
  8. vocative masculine plural of sophus

Noun

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sophī

  1. inflection of sophus:
    1. nominative/vocative plural
    2. genitive singular
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