София

See also: Софія

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɔfijə]

Proper noun

Со́фия • (Sófija) f

1. A female given name, Sofiya, equivalent to English Sophia
2. Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)

   Живе́я в Со́фия

   Živéja v Sófija

   I live in Sofia

Inflection

given name

Declension of Со́фия

	singular	plural
indefinite	Со́фия Sófija	Со́фии Sófii
definite	—	Со́фиите Sófiite
vocative form	Со́фийо Sófijo	Со́фии Sófii

city

Declension of Со́фия

	singular
indefinite	Со́фия Sófija
definite	—

Related terms

• софи́йски (sofíjski)
• софия́нец (sofijánec), софия́нка (sofijánka)

References

• София in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
• София in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)

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Russian

Alternative forms

• Со́фья (Sófʹja) (given name)
• Софі́я (Sofíja) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɐˈfʲijə]

Proper noun

Софи́я • (Sofíja) f inan (genitive Софи́и)

1. Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)
2. A female given name, Sofiya, from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Sophia
3. Sofia (Aeon of wisdom in Gnosticism)

Declension

Declension of Софи́я (inan sg-only fem-form i-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	Софи́я Sofíja
genitive	Софи́и Sofíi
dative	Софи́и Sofíi
accusative	Софи́ю Sofíju
instrumental	Софи́ей, Софи́ею Sofíjej, Sofíjeju
prepositional	Софи́и Sofíi

See also

• Болга́рия (Bolgárija)
• эон (eon)
• Со́фья (Sófʹja)