Sofa

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See also: SOFA, sofa, sofá, sofà, sófa, and sofā

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French sofa and Italian sofà, from Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzoːfa/
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Noun

Sofa n (strong, genitive Sofas, plural Sofas)

  1. sofa, couch (upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, that accommodates at least two people)
    Synonym: Couch

Declension

Declension of Sofa
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Sofa die Sofas
genitive eines des Sofas der Sofas
dative einem dem Sofa den Sofas
accusative ein das Sofa die Sofas

Descendants

  • → Estonian: sohva
  • → Kashubian: zófa

Further reading

  • “Sofa” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Sofa” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Sofa” in Duden online
  • Sofa on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

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Pronunciation

Noun

Sofa m (plural Sofas)

  1. sofa

Further reading

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