Sophus

See also: sophos and sophus

English

Proper noun

Sophus

  1. A male given name.

References
  • ‘Sophus’ in Behind the Name, Mike Campbell, 1996.

Anagrams

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

  1. A male given name.

Latin

Etymology

From sophus (“wise, sage”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈso.pʰus/, [ˈsɔ.pʰʊs]

Proper noun

Sophus m (genitive Sophī); second declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Publius Sempronius Sophus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second declension.

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
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