sophi

See also: Sophi

English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From the Latin sophī, the nominative plural form of sophus, from the Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós).

Pronunciation

Noun

sophi

  1. (obsolete, plural only) Wise men; sages.[1]
    • 1598: John Marston, The Scourge of Villanie, Three Books of Satyres, volume 1, chapter 3, page 181 (1966 republication)
       Valladolid, our Athens gins to tast
      Of thy ranck filth, Camphire and Lettuce chast,
      Are cleane casheird, now Sophi Ringoes eate,
      Candid Potatoes, are Athenians meate.

Etymology 2

Noun

sophi (uncountable)

  1. Obsolete form of Sufi.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ “† ˈsophi, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ↑ sufi, sofi in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  3. ↑ sophi in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Cf. the Ancient Greek σοφοί (sophoí).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈso.pʰiː/, [ˈsɔ.pʰiː]

Adjective

sophī

  1. nominative masculine plural of sophos
  2. nominative masculine plural of sophus
  3. genitive masculine singular of sophos
  4. genitive masculine singular of sophus
  5. genitive neuter singular of sophos
  6. genitive neuter singular of sophus
  7. vocative masculine plural of sophos
  8. vocative masculine plural of sophus

Noun

sophī

  1. nominative plural of sophus
  2. genitive singular of sophus
  3. vocative plural of sophus
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