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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From σῶς (sôs, “safe and sound”, the root of σῴζω (sṓizō)) + -ίας (-ías, “male name suffix”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɔː.sí.aːs/ → /soˈsi.as/ → /soˈsi.as/
Proper noun
Σωσῐ́ᾱς • (Sōsíās) m (genitive Σωσῐ́ου); first declension
- a male given name: Sosias
Inflection
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,025