LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

sophia

sophia f (genitive sophiae)
Classical[ˈsɔ.pʰi.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɔː.fi.a]

Meaning

  1. femininewisdom (often personified)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesophiasophiae
genitivesophiaesophiārum
dativesophiaesophiīs
accusativesophiam
sophian		sophiās
ablativesophiāsophiīs
vocativesophiasophiae

sŏphĭa (i long, Prud. Sym. 122; id. Cath. 1613; Fortun. Suppl. 2, 62), ae, f., = σοφία,
I. wisdom (pure Lat. sapientia): sophiam, sapientia quae perhibetur, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 325 Müll. (Ann. v. 227 Vahl.); Afran. ap. Gell. 13, 8, 3; Mart. 1, 112, 1; cf. Sen. Ep. 89, 6; Lact. 3, 16, 10 (in Cic. Off. 1, 43, 153, written as Greek).

Origins

From the Ancient Greek σοφίᾱ (sophíā, “high knowledge”: “learning”, “wisdom”).

Descendants
  • Englishsophyfrom Middle English sophie

In English words that came into English from sophia

  • sophysophia

Quick answers

What does sophia mean in Latin?
sophia, a noun, means “wisdom (often personified)”.
What is the genitive of sophia?
The genitive singular is sophiae. sophia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce sophia?
In classical Latin, [ˈsɔ.pʰi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɔː.fi.a].