σοφός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown. If related to Σίσυφος (Sísuphos) and σαφής (saphḗs, speaking clearly), then likely from a substrate.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

σοφός • (sophós) m (feminine σοφή, neuter σοφόν); first/second declension

  1. clever, skillful, cunning, able
  2. intelligent, wise, prudent

Inflection

Derived terms

α...ω index for -σοφ-

Descendants

  • Coptic: ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ (sophos)
  • Greek: σοφός (sofós)
  • Latin: sophos

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σοφός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1374-75

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /soˈfos/
  • Hyphenation: σο‧φός

Adjective

σοφός • (sofós) m (feminine σοφή, neuter σοφό)

  1. wise

Declension

Noun

σοφός • (sofós) m (plural σοφοί)

  1. a wise man, a sage

Declension

  • αμπελοφιλοσοφία f (ampelofilosofía, inferior philosophy)
  • αμπελοφιλόσοφος m (ampelofilósofos, self-important thinker)
  • άσοφα (ásofa, unwisely, adverb)
  • άσοφος (ásofos, unwise)
  • αφιλοσόφητος (afilosófitos, not versed in philosophy)
  • γιατροσόφι n (giatrosófi, folk medicine)
  • : ιατροσόφιο n (iatrosófio, folk medicine) (rare)
  • δοκησισοφία f (dokisisofía, conceit of wisdom)
  • δοκησίσοφος (dokisísofos, wise in one's own conceit)
  • θεοσοφία f (theosofía, theosophy)
  • θεοσοφισμός m (theosofismós, theosophism)
  • θυμοσοφία f (thymosofía, mother wit, practical wisdom)
  • θυμόσοφος (thymósofos, with native wit)
  • ιατροφιλόσοφος m (iatrofilósofos, physician of older times, occupied with philosophy)
  • κενόσοφος (kenósofos, empty of meaningful thinking)
  • μεταφιλοσοφία f (metafilosofía, metaphilosophy)
  • ξυλόσοφος (xylósofos, would-be philosopher) (jocular)
  • πάνσοφα (pánsofa, most wisely, omnisciently, adverb)
  • πανσοφία f (pansofía, extreme wisdom, pansophy, omniscience, polymathy)
  • πάνσοφος (pánsofos, most wise, pansoph, omniscient, polymath)
  • πανσόφως (pansófos, most wisely, omnisciently, adverb) (formal)
  • σοφά (sofá, wisely, adverb)
  • σοφία f (sofía, wisdom), Σοφία f (Sofía, female name: wisdom)
  • σοφίζομαι (sofízomai, devise, make out)
  • σόφισμα n (sófisma, sophism)
  • σοφιστεία f (sofisteía, sophistry)
  • σοφιστής m (sofistís, sophist)
  • σοφιστικέ (sofistiké, sophistiqué, sophisticated, refined)
  • σοφιστική f (sofistikí, the art and teaching of sophists)
  • σοφιστικός (sofistikós, of a sophist)
  • σοφόκλειος (sofókleios, referring to the tragic poet Sophocles)
  • Σοφοκλής m (Sofoklís, Sophocles)
  • : Σοφοκλῆς m (Sophocles) (polytonic)
  • σοφολογιότατος (sofologiótatos, a wise scholar; pedantic)
  • σοφόν τὸ σαφές (sophón tò saphés, (adage) wise is the precise)
  • φιλοσοφία f (filosofía, philosophy) and derivatives
  • ψευδόσοφος m (psevdósofos, a fake wise man)
  • ψευδοφιλόσοφος m (psevdofilósofos, pseudo-philosopher)

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