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Sofa
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Appendix:Variations of "sofa"
German
thumb|right|300px|Sofa (seldom: Couch)
thumb|right|300px|Sofa / Couch
thumb|right|300px|Couch (less often: Sofa)
Alternative forms
de Sopha obsolete
Etymology
17th century, from de fr sofa, from de it sofà, from de ota صفه sofa, from de ar صُفَّة.
Pronunciation
de /ˈzoːfa/ [ˈzoː.fa] southern also [ˈsoː.fa]
de De-Sofa2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-Sofa.ogg Germany
de So fa
Noun
n,,s
sofa, couch upholstered seat with a raised back that accommodates at least two people
de Couch
Usage notes
Similarly to en -, de Couch and de Sofa can be used interchangeably, but are often vaguely distinguished: Pieces with hard armrests are mostly called de Sofa, while pieces with no armrests at all are mostly called de Couch. In the case of soft armrests, there is a difference insofar as de - tends to prefer de Sofa, whereas en - may prefer en couch.
Declension
n,,s
Derived terms
de auf dem Sofa
Descendants
et sohva 1
csb zófa 1
szl zŏfa 1
Further reading
de
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Sofá
Noun
m Sofas
sofa
Further reading