sosse
Appearance
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation spelling of a clipping of Socialdemokraterna, socialdemokrat or socialist + -e.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
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- (colloquial, politics, often derogatory) a social democrat
- (usually) a member or supporter of the Swedish Social Democratic Party (Socialdemokraterna (S))
Usage notes
[edit]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”).
Declension
[edit]nominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | sosse | sosses |
definite | sossen | sossens | |
plural | indefinite | sossar | sossars |
definite | sossarna | sossarnas |
Derived terms
[edit]- Sossarna (“The Social democrats”), from the plural