σοφίτα

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from French soffite (“soffit”), from Italian soffitto, from Vulgar Latin *suffīctus, perfect passive participle of Latin suffīgō (“to fasten or fix onto”).

Noun

σοφίτα • (sofíta) f (plural σοφίτες)

  1. attic (space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof)
    Synonyms: ανώγειο (anógeio), ανώγι (anógi)

Usage notes
  • The meaning has changed from the French word from which the Greek was derived. The French term has the same meaning as the English (soffit).

Declension
declension of σοφίτα
case     \     number singular plural
nominative σοφίτα • σοφίτες •
genitive σοφίτας • σοφιτών •
accusative σοφίτα • σοφίτες •
vocative σοφίτα • σοφίτες •
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