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sosiaalidemokraattinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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sosiaali- +‎ demokraattinen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsosiɑːliˌdemoˌkrɑːtːinen/, [ˈs̠o̞s̠iˌɑ̝ːliˌde̞mo̞ˌkrɑ̝ːt̪ːine̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːtːinen
  • Hyphenation(key): so‧si‧aali‧demo‧kraatti‧nen, so‧si‧aali‧demok‧raat‧ti‧nen

Adjective

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sosiaalidemokraattinen (comparative sosiaalidemokraattisempi, superlative sosiaalidemokraattisin)

  1. (politics) social democratic (of or pertaining to a Social Democrat Party of some country or its policy)

Usage notes

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  • In the official name of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue, Sosiali- is still written in the old-fashioned way with one A — elsewhere the adjective is nowadays always spelled with two As.

Declension

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Possessive forms of sosiaalidemokraattinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Further reading

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