kompis

Swedish

Etymology 1

Clipping of kompanjon +‎ -is. Compare German Kumpel, Dutch kompel, Polish kumpel, and Spanish compa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /¹kɔmpɪs/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

kompis c

  1. (informal) pal, friend, comrade, mate, playmate
    Synonyms: vän, polare (colloquial), kamrat (somewhat dated in this sense)

Declension
Declension of kompis 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kompis kompisen kompisar kompisarna
Genitive kompis kompisens kompisars kompisarnas

Descendants
  • → Norwegian:

Derived terms
  • klasskompis
  • tjejkompis
  • killkompis

Etymology 2

Clipping of kompani +‎ -is.

Noun

kompis ? (uncountable)

  1. (then colloquial, now dated) company
    Ska vi äta i kompis?
    You wanna eat together?

Usage notes

It was mostly (or perhaps only) used in the phrase i kompis (“together”), literally in company.

References
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.