Sophus
See also: sophos and sophus
English
Proper noun
Sophus
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
References
- ‘Sophus’ in Behind the Name, Mike Campbell, 1996.
Anagrams
- Shoups
Danish
Etymology
A less common spelling of Sofus, from the Latin cognomen Sophus, from Ancient Greek meaning "wisdom"; a masculine equivalent of Sophia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /soːfus/, [ˈsoːfus]
Proper noun
Sophus c
- a male given name
Latin
Etymology
From sophus (“wise, sage”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈso.pʰus/, [ˈs̠ɔpʰʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈso.fus/, [ˈsɔːfus]
Proper noun
Sophus m sg (genitive Sophī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Publius Sempronius Sophus, a Roman consul
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Sophus |
| Genitive | Sophī |
| Dative | Sophō |
| Accusative | Sophum |
| Ablative | Sophō |
| Vocative | Sophe |
References
- “Sophus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Sophus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette