LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Sophus1

Sophus m sg (genitive Sophī)
Classical[ˈsɔ.pʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɔː.fus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularA Roman cognomen — famously held by
  2. masculinesingularPublius Sempronius Sophus, a Roman consul

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSophus—
genitiveSophī—
dativeSophō—
accusativeSophum—
ablativeSophō—
vocativeSophe—

Sŏphus, i, m. 1. sophos,
I. a surname of the consul P. Sempronius, Liv. 9, 45, 1; 10, 9, 2.

Origins

From sophus (“wise, sage”).

noun · masculinesecond declension
Sophus2
Sophus m sg (genitive Sophī)
Classical[ˈsɔ.pʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɔː.fus]

Meaning

  1. New LatinmasculinesingularSophy, Safawi
    Iſmael Sophus, Rex Perſarum1622, Chronicon Morale, page 811:
    Sophorum Regnum1670, Orbis terraqueus in tabulis geographicis et hydrographicis descriptus, à Simone Paulli bibliopola Argentinensi, page 110:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSophusSophī
genitiveSophīSophōrum
dativeSophōSophīs
accusativeSophumSophōs
ablativeSophōSophīs
vocativeSopheSophī

sŏphus, i, v. 1. sophos.

Origins

Borrowed from Arabic صَفَوِيّ (ṣafawiyy).

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
sophus3
sophus (feminine sopha, neuter sophum)
Classical[ˈsɔ.pʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɔː.fus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveWise, sage, shrewd.
    Tum victor sophus: ¶ Cito rumpes arcum semper si tensum habueris; ¶ At si laxaris, cum voles erit utilis.c. 15 BCE – c. 50 CE, Phaedrus (fabulist), Fabulae 3.14.9–11
    Consultius est uobis esse sophos quam stolidos et ebetes [= hebetes] uel inertes et ignaros.It is better for you to be wise than foolish, dull, lazy or ignorant.Ælfric Bata, edited by Scott Gwara and translated into English by David W. Porter, Anglo-Saxon Conversations: The colloquies of Ælfric Bata, 1997, page 184f.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesophussophasophum
genitivesophīsophaesophī
dativesophōsophaesophō
accusativesophumsophamsophum
ablativesophōsophāsophō
vocativesophesophasophum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesophīsophaesopha
genitivesophōrumsophārumsophōrum
dativesophīssophīssophīs
accusativesophōssophāssopha
ablativesophīssophīssophīs
vocativesophīsophaesopha

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

sophus adj.
, σοφός, wise, sage, shrewd: victor, Ph.: gubernator, Ph.

Origins

From Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós, adjective). Compare to Latin sapiēns (adjective).

noun · masculinesecond declension
sophus4
sophus m (genitive sophī)
Classical[ˈsɔ.pʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɔː.fus]

Meaning

  1. masculineA wise man, a sage.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesophussophī
genitivesophīsophōrum
dativesophōsophīs
accusativesophumsophōs
ablativesophōsophīs
vocativesophesophī

Origins

From Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós, adjective). Compare to Latin sapiēns (adjective).

Quick answers

What does Sophus mean in Latin?
Sophus, a proper noun, means “A Roman cognomen — famously held by”.
What is the genitive of Sophus?
The genitive singular is Sophī. Sophus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Sophus?
In classical Latin, [ˈsɔ.pʰʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɔː.fus].