sosse
Swedish
Alternative forms
- såsse
Etymology
Pronunciation spelling of a clipping of Socialdemokraterna, socialdemokrat or socialist + -e.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsʊˌsɛ/, /ˈsɔˌsɛ/
Noun
sosse c
- (colloquial, politics, often derogatory) A social democrat.
Declension
| Declension of sosse | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | sosse | sossen | sossar | sossarna |
| Genitive | sosses | sossens | sossars | sossarnas |
Usage notes
Often used as a prefix in compounds forming words such as: sossegöra (“things only social democrats do”), sosseyrke (“social democrat job”) and sosselivsstil (“social democrat livestyle”).
Derived terms
- Sossarna (“The Social democrats”), from the plural