Сочи

See also: сочи

Russian

Etymology

Possibly from Georgian სოჭი (soč̣i, “fir”); the city belonged to Georgia during the XI-XV centuries.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsot͡ɕɪ]

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Proper noun

Со́чи • (Sóči) m inan (indeclinable, relational adjective со́чинский, demonym со́чинец, female demonym со́чинка)

1. Sochi (a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, which hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics)

   знал бы при́куп — жил бы в Со́чи (proverb) ― znal by príkup — žil by v Sóči ― if (I) knew what the "widow" is (a card hand), I would live in Sochi

Usage notes

The word is indeclinable, but a colloquial or jocular declension is also possible.

Declension

Declension of Со́чи (inan pl-only indecl) 

	plural
nominative	Со́чи Sóči
genitive	Со́чи Sóči
dative	Со́чи Sóči
accusative	Со́чи Sóči
instrumental	Со́чи Sóči
prepositional	Со́чи Sóči

Jocular or colloquial declension of Со́чи (Sóči) (inan pl-only fem-form sibilant-stem accent-e) 

	plural
nominative	Со́чи Sóči
genitive	Соче́й Sočéj
dative	Соча́м Sočám
accusative	Со́чи Sóči
instrumental	Соча́ми Sočámi
prepositional	Соча́х Sočáx

Derived terms

Proverbs

• знал бы при́куп — жил бы в Со́чи (znal by príkup — žil by v Sóči)

Descendants

• → Armenian: Սոչի (Sočʻi)
• → English: Sochi
• → French: Sotchi