sophomore

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• UK: /ˈsɒf.ə.mɔː/
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• US: /ˈsɑf.mɔɹ/
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• US: /ˈsɔf.mɔɹ/
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• Canada: /ˈsɒf(ə)mɔɹ/
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• CMU ARPABET: S AA1 F M AO2 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Etymology tree Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō) Ancient Greek σοφίζω (sophízō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μα (-ma) Ancient Greek σόφισμα (sóphisma)bor. English sophum, sophom Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English sophumerder. English sophomore From earlier sophumer, from the obsolete sophom, sophum (“sophism or dialectical exercise”), from Ancient Greek σόφισμα (sóphisma). Likely influenced by Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós, “wise”) + μωρός (mōrós, “fool”). Compare oxymoron (literally “sharp-dull”), a similar contradiction.

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: tweede — second in a series
• Afrikaans: opvolg- — second in a series
• Bulgarian: втори (vtori) — second in a series
• Bulgarian: от втори курс (ot vtori kurs) — second in a series
• Dutch: tweede — second in a series
• Dutch: opvolg- — second in a series
• Finnish: toinen — second in a series
• Galician: de segundo ano — second in a series
• German: zweiter — second in a series
• German: Nachfolger- — second in a series
• Italian: fagiolo — second in a series
• Portuguese: secundanista — second in a series
• Portuguese: secundarista — second in a series
• Russian: второй (vtoroj) — second in a series
• Swedish: andra — second in a series
• Swedish: tvåa — second in a series
• Bulgarian: второку́рсник (vtorokúrsnik) — second-year student
• Chinese Mandarin: 大二 (dà'èr) — second-year student
• Chinese Mandarin: 大二生 (dà'èrshēng) — second-year student
• Dutch: tweedejaars — second-year student
• Estonian: teise kursuse tudeng — second-year student
• Finnish: toisen vuoden opiskelija — second-year student
• French: étudiant de deuxième année — second-year student
• French: étudiante de deuxième année — second-year student
• German: Student im zweiten Jahr — second-year student
• German: Drittsemester — second-year student
• German: Viertsemester — second-year student
• Hungarian: másodéves — second-year student
• Italian: fagiolo — second-year student
• Italian: ginnasiale — second-year student
• Japanese: 二年生 (ninensei) — second-year student
• Macedonian: сафомор (safomor) — second-year student
• Russian: второку́рсник (vtorokúrsnik) — second-year student
• Russian: второку́рсница (vtorokúrsnica) — second-year student
• Swedish: andra års elev — second-year student
• Tagalog: duhantaunan — second-year student