σοφίτα

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from French soffite (“soffit”), from Italian soffitto, from Vulgar Latin *suffīctus, perfect passive participle of Latin suffīgō (“to fasten or fix onto”).

Noun

σοφίτα • (sofíta) f (plural σοφίτες)

  1. attic (space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof)
    Synonyms: ανώγειο (anógeio), ανώγι (anógi)

Usage notes

  • The meaning has changed from the French word from which the Greek was derived. The French term has the same meaning as the English (soffit).

Declension

Declension of σοφίτα
singular plural
nominative σοφίτα (sofíta) σοφίτες (sofítes)
genitive σοφίτας (sofítas) σοφιτών (sofitón)
accusative σοφίτα (sofíta) σοφίτες (sofítes)
vocative σοφίτα (sofíta) σοφίτες (sofítes)
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