Finnish
Etymology
Clipping of sosiaalinen + -u
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsosːu/, [ˈs̠o̞s̠ːu]
- Rhymes: -osːu
- Syllabification(key): sos‧su
- Hyphenation(key): sos‧su
Noun
sossu (colloquial)
- A social security office.
- A social worker.
- A social democrat.
Declension
| Inflection of sossu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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sossu
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sossut
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| genitive
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sossun
|
sossujen
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| partitive
|
sossua
|
sossuja
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| illative
|
sossuun
|
sossuihin
|
|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
sossu
|
sossut
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
sossu
|
sossut
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| gen.
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sossun
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| genitive
|
sossun
|
sossujen
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| partitive
|
sossua
|
sossuja
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| inessive
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sossussa
|
sossuissa
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| elative
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sossusta
|
sossuista
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| illative
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sossuun
|
sossuihin
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| adessive
|
sossulla
|
sossuilla
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| ablative
|
sossulta
|
sossuilta
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| allative
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sossulle
|
sossuille
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| essive
|
sossuna
|
sossuina
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| translative
|
sossuksi
|
sossuiksi
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| abessive
|
sossutta
|
sossuitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
sossuin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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sossuni
|
sossuni
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
sossuni
|
sossuni
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| gen.
|
sossuni
|
| genitive
|
sossuni
|
sossujeni
|
| partitive
|
sossuani
|
sossujani
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| inessive
|
sossussani
|
sossuissani
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| elative
|
sossustani
|
sossuistani
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| illative
|
sossuuni
|
sossuihini
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| adessive
|
sossullani
|
sossuillani
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| ablative
|
sossultani
|
sossuiltani
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| allative
|
sossulleni
|
sossuilleni
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| essive
|
sossunani
|
sossuinani
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| translative
|
sossukseni
|
sossuikseni
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| abessive
|
sossuttani
|
sossuittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
sossuineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
sossusi
|
sossusi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
sossusi
|
sossusi
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| gen.
|
sossusi
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| genitive
|
sossusi
|
sossujesi
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| partitive
|
sossuasi
|
sossujasi
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| inessive
|
sossussasi
|
sossuissasi
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| elative
|
sossustasi
|
sossuistasi
|
| illative
|
sossuusi
|
sossuihisi
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| adessive
|
sossullasi
|
sossuillasi
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| ablative
|
sossultasi
|
sossuiltasi
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| allative
|
sossullesi
|
sossuillesi
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| essive
|
sossunasi
|
sossuinasi
|
| translative
|
sossuksesi
|
sossuiksesi
|
| abessive
|
sossuttasi
|
sossuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
sossuinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
sossumme
|
sossumme
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
sossumme
|
sossumme
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| gen.
|
sossumme
|
| genitive
|
sossumme
|
sossujemme
|
| partitive
|
sossuamme
|
sossujamme
|
| inessive
|
sossussamme
|
sossuissamme
|
| elative
|
sossustamme
|
sossuistamme
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| illative
|
sossuumme
|
sossuihimme
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| adessive
|
sossullamme
|
sossuillamme
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| ablative
|
sossultamme
|
sossuiltamme
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| allative
|
sossullemme
|
sossuillemme
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| essive
|
sossunamme
|
sossuinamme
|
| translative
|
sossuksemme
|
sossuiksemme
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| abessive
|
sossuttamme
|
sossuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
sossuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
sossunne
|
sossunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
sossunne
|
sossunne
|
| gen.
|
sossunne
|
| genitive
|
sossunne
|
sossujenne
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| partitive
|
sossuanne
|
sossujanne
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| inessive
|
sossussanne
|
sossuissanne
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| elative
|
sossustanne
|
sossuistanne
|
| illative
|
sossuunne
|
sossuihinne
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| adessive
|
sossullanne
|
sossuillanne
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| ablative
|
sossultanne
|
sossuiltanne
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| allative
|
sossullenne
|
sossuillenne
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| essive
|
sossunanne
|
sossuinanne
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| translative
|
sossuksenne
|
sossuiksenne
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| abessive
|
sossuttanne
|
sossuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
sossuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
sossunsa
|
sossunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
sossunsa
|
sossunsa
|
| gen.
|
sossunsa
|
| genitive
|
sossunsa
|
sossujensa
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| partitive
|
sossuaan
sossuansa
|
sossujaan
sossujansa
|
| inessive
|
sossussaan
sossussansa
|
sossuissaan
sossuissansa
|
| elative
|
sossustaan
sossustansa
|
sossuistaan
sossuistansa
|
| illative
|
sossuunsa
|
sossuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
sossullaan
sossullansa
|
sossuillaan
sossuillansa
|
| ablative
|
sossultaan
sossultansa
|
sossuiltaan
sossuiltansa
|
| allative
|
sossulleen
sossullensa
|
sossuilleen
sossuillensa
|
| essive
|
sossunaan
sossunansa
|
sossuinaan
sossuinansa
|
| translative
|
sossukseen
sossuksensa
|
sossuikseen
sossuiksensa
|
| abessive
|
sossuttaan
sossuttansa
|
sossuittaan
sossuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
sossuineen
sossuinensa
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Synonyms
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