Сочи

See also: сочи

Russian

Etymology

Possibly from Georgian სოჭი (soč̣i, fir); the city belonged to Georgia during the XI-XV centuries.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsot͡ɕɪ]
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Proper noun

Со́чи • (Sóčim inan (indeclinable, relational adjective со́чинский, demonym со́чинец, female demonym со́чинка)

  1. Sochi (a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, which hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics)
    знал бы при́купжил бы в Со́чи (proverb)znal by príkup — žil by v Sóčiif (I) knew what the "widow" is (a card hand), I would live in Sochi

Usage notes

The word is indeclinable, but a colloquial or jocular declension is also possible.

Declension

Derived terms

Proverbs
  • знал бы при́куп — жил бы в Со́чи (znal by príkup — žil by v Sóči)

Descendants

  • Armenian: Սոչի (Sočʻi)
  • English: Sochi
  • French: Sotchi