sofia

See also: Sofia, SOFIA, Sofía, Sófia, Sófía, and -sofia

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σοφῐ́ᾱ (sophĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈfi.a/
• Homophone: Sofia
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: so‧fì‧a

Noun

sofia f (plural sofie)

1. wisdom
2. science

Synonyms

• sapienza, scienza

Further reading

• “sofia” in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

• afosi

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek σοφῐ́ᾱ (sophĭ́ā)lbor.

Portuguese sofia

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σοφῐ́ᾱ (sophĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈfi.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈfi.ɐ/

• Rhymes: -iɐ
• Hyphenation: so‧fi‧a

Noun

sofia f (plural sofias)

1. (poetic) science
2. (poetic) wisdom

Derived terms

suffixes

• -sofia

Further reading

• “sofia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “sofia”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “sofia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026