sosia

Meaning

double, clone, dead ringer

Concepts

double

look-alike

doppelganger

counterpart

stand-in

duplicate

image

lookalike

Synonyms

doppio

2️⃣

doppio m

doppione

cascatore

Translations

sosie

Doppelgänger

doble

double

sósia

sosias

dubbelganger

Double

dobro

dubbelgangster

doble

Doppel

σωσίας

doblado

Hyphenated as

sò‧sia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɔ.sja/

Etymology

From Amphitruo, a comedy by the Roman playwright Plautus (c. 254 – 184 BC), in which doubling is the major theme: both the title character and his slave, Sosia, are doubled by the gods Jupiter and Mercury, in order to enable Jupiter to make love to Amphitruo's wife.