sopha
English
Noun
sopha (plural sophas)
- Obsolete form of sofa.
- 1792, Charlotte Smith, “Letter V. To Mr. Bethel.”, in Desmond. […], volume I, London: […] G[eorge,] G[eorge,] J[ohn] and J[ames] Robinson, […], →OCLC, pages 65–66:
- The Lady then, in the ſame gentle tone cried—“Oh creature! equally idle and ferocious!”—while he folded his arms, and re-ſettling himſelf, with his two dogs upon the ſopha, declared, that he felt himſelf diſpoſed to take a nap.
- 1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter XVIII, in Emma: […], volume II, London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC, page 336:
- “The evil of the distance from Enscombe,” said Mr. Weston, “is, that Mrs. Churchill, as we understand, has not been able to leave the sopha for a week together.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɔ.fa/
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Noun
sopha m (plural sophas)
- (dated) alternative form of sofa
Further reading
- “sopha”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Pronunciation
sopha: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsɔ.pʰa]
- sopha: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsɔː.fa]
sophā: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsɔ.pʰaː]
- sophā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsɔː.fa]
Adjective
sopha
- inflection of sophus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Adjective
sophā
- ablative feminine singular of sophus