sossu

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of sosiaalinen +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsosːu/, [ˈs̠o̞s̠ːu]
• Rhymes: -osːu
• Syllabification^(key): sos‧su
• Hyphenation^(key): sos‧su

Noun

sossu (colloquial)

1. A social security office.
2. A social worker.
3. A social democrat.

Declension

Inflection of sossu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		sossu	sossut
genitive		sossun	sossujen
partitive		sossua	sossuja
illative		sossuun	sossuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sossu	sossut
accusative	nom.	sossu	sossut
	gen.	sossun
genitive		sossun	sossujen
partitive		sossua	sossuja
inessive		sossussa	sossuissa
elative		sossusta	sossuista
illative		sossuun	sossuihin
adessive		sossulla	sossuilla
ablative		sossulta	sossuilta
allative		sossulle	sossuille
essive		sossuna	sossuina
translative		sossuksi	sossuiksi
abessive		sossutta	sossuitta
instructive		—	sossuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sossu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sossuni sossuni accusative nom. sossuni sossuni gen. sossuni genitive sossuni sossujeni partitive sossuani sossujani inessive sossussani sossuissani elative sossustani sossuistani illative sossuuni sossuihini adessive sossullani sossuillani ablative sossultani sossuiltani allative sossulleni sossuilleni essive sossunani sossuinani translative sossukseni sossuikseni abessive sossuttani sossuittani instructive — — comitative — sossuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sossusi sossusi accusative nom. sossusi sossusi gen. sossusi genitive sossusi sossujesi partitive sossuasi sossujasi inessive sossussasi sossuissasi elative sossustasi sossuistasi illative sossuusi sossuihisi adessive sossullasi sossuillasi ablative sossultasi sossuiltasi allative sossullesi sossuillesi essive sossunasi sossuinasi translative sossuksesi sossuiksesi abessive sossuttasi sossuittasi instructive — — comitative — sossuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sossumme sossumme accusative nom. sossumme sossumme gen. sossumme genitive sossumme sossujemme partitive sossuamme sossujamme inessive sossussamme sossuissamme elative sossustamme sossuistamme illative sossuumme sossuihimme adessive sossullamme sossuillamme ablative sossultamme sossuiltamme allative sossullemme sossuillemme essive sossunamme sossuinamme translative sossuksemme sossuiksemme abessive sossuttamme sossuittamme instructive — — comitative — sossuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sossunne sossunne accusative nom. sossunne sossunne gen. sossunne genitive sossunne sossujenne partitive sossuanne sossujanne inessive sossussanne sossuissanne elative sossustanne sossuistanne illative sossuunne sossuihinne adessive sossullanne sossuillanne ablative sossultanne sossuiltanne allative sossullenne sossuillenne essive sossunanne sossuinanne translative sossuksenne sossuiksenne abessive sossuttanne sossuittanne instructive — — comitative — sossuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sossunsa sossunsa accusative nom. sossunsa sossunsa gen. sossunsa genitive sossunsa sossujensa 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

Synonyms

• (social security office): sosiaalitoimisto
• (social worker): sosiaalityöntekijä
• (social democrat): demari, sosialidemokraatti, sosiaalidemokraatti

Further reading

• “sossu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023