/ˈsofiɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞fiɑ̝]
AlkuperäUltimately from Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía). The sense "Sofia (Bulgaria)" is through Bulgarian Со́фия (Sófija).
- error-lua-execSofia (the capital city of Bulgaria)
- error-lua-execa female given name, equivalent to English Sophia
“Kehdossa makasi juuri äskettäin pappilassa kasteella ollut tyttö, jonka nimenkin rouva muisti: Elma. Se oli hänen antamansa nimi. Vanhemmat olivat tahtoneet Sofiaa, mutta rouva oli saanut kuin saanutk” — There was a girl just christened still lying out in the cradle, and the old lady hadn't forgotten her name: Elma, the name she had picked. The parents would've liked a Sofia, but in the end a Finnish
“—Äiti, minkäs takia mummun nimi on Adalmina ja Sohvi-tätin nimi on Sofia, vaikkei ne oo mitää ruotsinkielisiä?
—No, ohan meiän vanha sukunimiki S-t-rantperk, vaikkei sitä osaa kukaa ees lausuu oikei. ” — —Mom, why is grandma named Adalmina and auntie Sohvi named Sofia, even though they don't speak Swedish?
—Well, our old surname's S-t-rantperk too, but nobody can even pronounce that right. People used
MuodotSofia(nominative, singular) · Sofiat(nominative, plural) · Sofia(accusative, nominative, singular) · Sofiat(accusative, nominative, plural) · Sofian(accusative, genitive, singular) · Sofiat(accusative, genitive, plural) · Sofian(genitive, singular) · Sofioiden(genitive, plural) · Sofioitten(genitive, plural) · Sofiain(genitive, plural, rare) · Sofiaa(partitive, singular) · Sofioita(partitive, plural) · Sofiassa(inessive, singular) · Sofioissa(inessive, plural) · Sofiasta(elative, singular) · Sofioista(elative, plural) · Sofiaan(illative, singular) · Sofioihin(illative, plural) · Sofialla(adessive, singular) · Sofioilla(adessive, plural)
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