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.