София

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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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 църкваСвета 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).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Со́фия (Sófijaf (relational adjective софи́йски)

  1. Sofia (a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Sophia)
  2. Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)
    Живе́я в Со́фия
    Živéja v Sófija
    I live in Sofia

Inflection

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given name
city
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Descendants

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  • English: Sofia
  • Ottoman Turkish: صوفیه (Sofya, Sofiye)
  • Russian: Софи́я (Sofíja)

References

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  • София”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • София”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

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Russian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Софи́я (Sofíjaf inan (genitive Софи́и, relational adjective софи́йский)

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

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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