sossig

Swedish

Etymology

sosse (“social democrat, salon socialist”) +‎ -ig (“-y”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²sʊsɪ(ɡ)/, /²sɔsɪ(ɡ)/

Adjective

sossig (comparative sossigare, superlative sossigast)

  1. (colloquial, often derogatory) showing characteristics perceived to be typical of members or supporters of the Swedish Social Democratic Party (Socialdemokraterna (S)), or of its political policies (or of social democrats more generally)

Declension

Inflection of sossig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular sossig sossigare sossigast
neuter singular sossigt sossigare sossigast
plural sossiga sossigare sossigast
masculine plural2 sossige sossigare sossigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 sossige sossigare sossigaste
all sossiga sossigare sossigaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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