sophia

See also: Sophia

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek σοφίᾱ (sophíā, “high knowledge”: “learning”, “wisdom”).

Pronunciation

Noun

sophia f (genitive sophiae); first declension

  1. wisdom (often personified)

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sophia sophiae
Genitive sophiae sophiārum
Dative sophiae sophiīs
Accusative sophiam sophiās
Ablative sophiā sophiīs
Vocative sophia sophiae

Descendants

References
  • sophia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sophia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • sophia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • sophia in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • sophia in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976) The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press
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