σοφία

See also: Σοφία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • σοφῐ́η (sophíē) Ionic

Etymology

From σοφός (sophós, skilled in handcrafts; clever) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σοφῐ́ᾱ • (sophíā) f (genitive σοφῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. skill or cleverness in carpentry, music, or other crafts
  2. skill related to everyday life: sound judgment, prudence
  3. knowledge of a higher kind: learning, wisdom

Inflection

Derived terms

and see at σοφός (sophós, wise)

Descendants

  • Coptic: ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ (sophia)
  • English: Sophia, -sophy
  • Greek: σοφία (sofía)
  • Latin: sophia

References

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σοφῐ́ᾱ (sophíā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /soˈfi.a/
  • Hyphenation: σο‧φί‧α

Noun

σοφία • (sofía) f (plural σοφίες)

  1. wisdom
  2. (in the plural, ironic) denoting a speaker's statements as anything but smart, important, etc.

Declension

Synonyms

  • εξυπνάδα f (exypnáda, cleverness)
  • ευφυΐα f (effyḯa, intelligence)

Antonyms

Further reading

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