София
/[ˈsɔfijɐ]/
Bulgarianname
Definitions
- 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
Synonyms & related words
Related words (3)
- софи́йски
- софия́нец
- софия́нка
Etymology
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 църква „Света 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).
Forms
- Со́фияcanonical • feminine
- Sófijaromanization
- софи́йскиadjective • relational
- софия́нецdemonym
- софия́нкаdemonym • feminine