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 – compare strumpa)

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

• sockiplast
• strumpa

References

• “socka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “socka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “socka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)