Sophus

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See also: sophos and sophus

English

Proper noun

Sophus

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.

References

  • Sophus’ in Behind the Name, Mike Campbell, 1996.

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

A less common spelling of Sofus, from the Latin cognomen Sophus, from Ancient Greek meaning "wisdom"; a masculine equivalent of Sophia.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sophus c

  1. a male given name

Latin

Etymology

From sophus (wise, sage).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sophus m sg (genitive Sophī); second declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Publius Sempronius Sophus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Sophus
genitive Sophī
dative Sophō
accusative Sophum
ablative Sophō
vocative Sophe

References

  • Sophus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Sophus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.