socka

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse sokkr, from Latin soccus (“slipper”), from Ancient Greek σύκχος (súkkhos, “a kind of shoe”), probably from Phrygian or another language from Asia Minor.

Noun

socka c

1. a sock (especially a thicker or shorter one)

Declension

Declension of socka

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	socka	sockas
	definite	sockan	sockans
plural	indefinite	sockor	sockors
	definite	sockorna	sockornas

Derived terms

• raggsocka
• sock

See also

• strumpa

References

• socka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• socka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• socka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)