Сочи

See also: сочи

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsot͡ɕɪ]

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Proper noun

Со́чи • (Sóči) m inan (indeclinable)

1. Sochi, a city in Krasnodar krai, which hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics

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

Usage notes

The word is indeclinable, but a colloquial or jocular locative в Соча́х (v Sočáx) is possible.

Related terms

• со́чинец (sóčinec), со́чинка (sóčinka)
• со́чинский (sóčinskij)