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Webster 1913 Edition

Sofa

So′fa

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Sofas
(#)
.
[Ar.
soffah
, from
saffa
to dispose in order: cf. F.
sofa
, It.
sofà
.]
A long seat, usually with a cushioned bottom, back, and ends; – much used as a comfortable piece of furniture.
Let fall the curtains, wheel the
sofa
round.
Cowper.
Sofa bed
,
a sofa so contrived that it may be extended to form a bed; – called also
sofa bedstead
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sofa

SO'FA

,
Noun.
[probably an oriental word.] An elegant long seat, usually with a stuffed bottom. Sofas are variously made. In the United States, the frame of stuffed cloth, with a covering of silk, chintz. calico or hair-cloth. The sofa of the orientals is a kind of alcove raised half a foot above the floor, where visitors of distinction are received. It is also a seat by the side of the room covered with a carpet.

Definition 2025

Sofa

Sofa

See also: sofa, sofá, and sofà

German

Noun

Sofa n ‎(genitive Sofas, plural Sofas)

  1. sofa

Declension

Synonyms

sofa

sofa

See also: Sofa, sofá, sofà, and sófa

English

A woman on a sofa.

Noun

sofa ‎(plural sofas)

  1. An upholstered seat, typically having sides and back, long enough to accommodate two or more people.

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Danish

Noun

sofa c (singular definite sofaen, plural indefinite sofaer)

  1. sofa, couch, divan, settee

Inflection

French

sofa

Etymology

Borrowing from Turkish sofa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /so.fa/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Homophone: sofas

Noun

sofa m ‎(plural sofas)

  1. couch; sofa

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic *swefaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔːva/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːva

Verb

sofa ‎(strong verb, third-person singular past indicative svaf, third-person plural past indicative sváfum, supine sofið)

  1. (intransitive) to sleep
    Ekki vekja hana, hún er sofandi.‎
    Don't wake her up, she's sleeping.

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Interlingua

Noun

sofa ‎(plural sofas)

  1. (item of furniture) sofa

Norman

Etymology

Borrowing from English sofa.

Noun

sofa m ‎(plural sofas)

  1. (Jersey, Guernsey) sofa

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

sofa m ‎(definite singular sofaen, indefinite plural sofaer, definite plural sofaene)

  1. sofa, couch

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

sofa m ‎(definite singular sofaen, indefinite plural sofaer or sofaar, definite plural sofaene or sofaane)

  1. a sofa or couch

References

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

sòfa f ‎(Cyrillic spelling со̀фа)

  1. (Serbia) sofa

Declension

Veps

Etymology

Borrowing from Russian софа́ ‎(sofá).

Noun

sofa

  1. sofa

Inflection

Inflection of sofa
nominative sing. sofa
genitive sing. sofan
partitive sing. sofad
partitive plur. sofid
singular plural
nominative sofa sofad
accusative sofan sofad
genitive sofan sofiden
partitive sofad sofid
essive-instructive sofan sofin
translative sofaks sofikš
inessive sofas sofiš
elative sofaspäi sofišpäi
illative ? sofihe
adessive sofal sofil
ablative sofalpäi sofilpäi
allative sofale sofile
abessive sofata sofita
comitative sofanke sofidenke
prolative sofadme sofidme
approximative I sofanno sofidenno
approximative II sofannoks sofidennoks
egressive sofannopäi sofidennopäi
terminative I ? sofihesai
terminative II sofalesai sofilesai
terminative III sofassai —
additive I ? sofihepäi
additive II sofalepäi sofilepäi

References

  • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “тахта”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Etymology

From French sofa and Italian sofa, from Arabic صُفَّة ‎(ṣuffa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzoːfa/

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