English

Proper noun

Sophus

1. A male given name.

References

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

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

Alternative forms

• sophos

References

• "sŏphos or sŏphus", in George R. Crooks, Alexander J. Schem, eds., A new Latin-English school lexicon : on the basis of the Latin-German lexicon of Dr. C. F. Ingerslev, Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1867, p. 850. OCLC 680803499.
• "sophus" in Charlton T. Lewis, An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York [u.a.]: American Book Company, 1890.
• "Sŏphus (-ŏs)" in James R. V. Marchant, Joseph F. Charles, eds., Cassell's Latin dictionary, New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1953 printing, p. 532. OCLC 569568855.

Adjective

sophus m ‎(feminine sopha, neuter sophum); first/second declension

1. Wise, sage, shrewd.
   • c. 15 BCE – c. 50 CE, Phaedrus (fabulist), Fabulae 3.14.9–11

     Tum victor sophus: ¶ Cito rumpes arcum semper si tensum habueris; ¶ At si laxaris, cum voles erit utilis.

2. (substantive) A wise man, a sage.
   • Martial

Inflection

First/second declension.

References

• sŏphus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sophus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “sophus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• sophus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• "sophos", in James Bailey, ed., The universal Latin lexicon of Facciolauts and Forcellinus, new ed., London : Baldwin and Cradock, 1828, v. 2, p. 585. OCLC 755192329.
• "sŏphŏs or sŏphŭs", in Frederick Percival Leverett, ed., A new and copious lexicon of the Latin language, new ed., Boston: Bazin & Ellsworth, 1850, v. 1, p. 836. OCLC 870807716.
• "sophus" in Charlton T. Lewis, An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York [u.a.]: American Book Company, 1890.
• "Sophus", in Charles Anthon, A Latin-English and English-Latin dictionary, for the use of schools, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1852 (1853 printing), p. 830. OCLC 463933035.
• "Sŏphus (-ŏs)" in James R. V. Marchant, Joseph F. Charles, eds., Cassell's Latin dictionary, New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1953 printing, p. 532. OCLC 569568855.