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 • (Sóči) m inan (indeclinable)

  1. Sochi (a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, which hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics)
    знал бы при́куп — жил бы в Со́чи (proverb) ― znal by príkup — žil by v Sóči ― if (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 locative в Соча́х (v Sočáx) is possible.

Declension
Declension of Со́чи (inan sg-only indecl) 
singular
nominative Со́чи
Sóči
genitive Со́чи
Sóči
dative Со́чи
Sóči
accusative Со́чи
Sóči
instrumental Со́чи
Sóči
prepositional Со́чи
Sóči
locative в Со́чи, в Соча́х*
v Sóči, v Sočáx*

* Colloquial or jocular.

  • со́чинец (sóčinec), со́чинка (sóčinka), сочинцы (sočincy)
  • со́чинский (sóčinskij)

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