sosse
Swedish
Alternative forms
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
- (usually) a member or supporter of the Swedish Social Democratic Party (Socialdemokraterna (S))
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”).
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | sosse | sosses |
| definite | sossen | sossens | |
| plural | indefinite | sossar | sossars |
| definite | sossarna | sossarnas |
Derived terms
- Sossarna (“The Social democrats”), from the plural