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]
  • (file)

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 Со́чиznal by príkup — žil by v Sóčiif (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.

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