σοφία (sophía)
English: wisdom
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About σοφία
As a noun, σοφία is of the feminine gender and is in the nominative case in Greek grammar. It can help you understand sentence structure and word forms better.
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: σο‧φί‧α
Definitions & Examples
- noun:wisdom
- noun:(in the plural, ironic) denoting a speaker's statements as anything but smart, important, etc.
Declension Table
feminine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | σοφία | σοφίες |
| genitive | σοφίας | σοφιών |
| accusative | σοφία | σοφίες |
| vocative | σοφία | σοφίες |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how σοφία appears in different grammatical contexts.