From Byzantine Greek and Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía, “wisdom, divine wisdom”). For the female name, see Sophia. As the name of the capital of Bulgaria, from църква „Света София“ (cǎrkva "Sveta Sofija"), from Byzantine Greek Ναός Ἁγίας Σοφίας (Naós Hagías Sophías, “Church of Holy Wisdom”), the city's prominent 6th-century Byzantine Greek church, first attested being used as the name for the city in the 14th century and reinforced under Ottoman rule as Ottoman Turkish صوفیه (Sofya).
Со́фия • (Sófija) f (relational adjective софи́йски)
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | Со́фия Sófija |
Со́фии Sófii |
definite | — | Со́фиите Sófiite |
vocative form | Со́фийо Sófijo |
Со́фии Sófii |
singular | |
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indefinite | Со́фия Sófija |
definite | — |
Ultimately from Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía).
София (Sofija) f
singular | plural | |
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nominative | София (Sofija) | Софиї (Sofiji) |
genitive | Софиї (Sofiji) | Софийох (Sofijox) |
dative | Софиї (Sofiji) | Софийом (Sofijom) |
accusative | Софию (Sofiju) | Софиї (Sofiji) |
instrumental | Софию (Sofiju) | Софиями (Sofijami) |
locative | Софиї (Sofiji) | Софийох (Sofijox) |
vocative | Софийо (Sofijo) | Софиї (Sofiji) |
Ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”).
Софи́я • (Sofíja) f inan (genitive Софи́и, relational adjective софи́йский)