See also: soss, SOS's, and söß

Central Franconian edit

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Etymology edit

From Middle High German sus, su(n)st, from Old High German sus, with a secondary umlaut as in Dutch zus. Also cognate with Luxembourgish soss, German sonst.

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söss

  1. (Ripuarian) otherwise; or else
    Luuster jot, wat de Mamm sät, söss blies de ze Huus!
    Listen closely to what Mum says, or else you’ll stay at home!

German Low German edit

German Low German cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : söss
    Ordinal : sösst

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Etymology edit

From Middle Low German ses, sēs, from Old Saxon sehs.

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söss

  1. six

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Limburgish edit

Etymology edit

From earlier sus (with /ʊ/), ultimately of Proto-Germanic origin. Compare German sonst, Luxembourgish soss, Dutch zus.

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söss (Eupen)

  1. otherwise (under different circumstances)
  2. normally, usually (as opposed to a particular case)