σοφάς

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /so.pʰǎːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /soˈpʰas/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /soˈɸas/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /soˈfas/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /soˈfas/

Adjective

σοφᾱ́ς • (sophā́s)

accusative plural feminine of σοφός (sophós)

Greek

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /soˈfas/
Hyphenation: σο‧φάς

Etymology 1

Inflectional form of Katharevousa, in the ancient fashion.

Adjective

σοφάς • (sofás)

(rare, dated) accusative feminine plural of σοφός (sofós)

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish صفه (sofa) + ending -ς (-s), from Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa).

Noun

σοφάς • (sofás) m (plural σοφάδες)

low sofa, usually a built construction

Declension

Declension of **σοφάς**
	singular	plural
nominative	σοφάς (sofás)	σοφάδες (sofádes)
genitive	σοφά (sofá)	σοφάδων (sofádon)
accusative	σοφά (sofá)	σοφάδες (sofádes)
vocative	σοφά (sofá)	σοφάδες (sofádes)

Synonyms

μιντέρι n (mintéri)

Related terms

καναπές m (kanapés, “couch”)