kompis

Swedish

Etymology 1

Clippingofkompanjon+‎-is.CompareGermanKumpel,Dutchkompel,Polishkumpel,andSpanishcompa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/¹kɔmpɪs/

• Audio:

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Noun

kompisc

1. (informal)pal,friend,comrade,mate,playmate

   Synonyms:vän,(colloquial)polare,(somewhat dated in this sense)kamrat

Declension

Declension ofkompis

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kompis	kompis
	definite	kompisen	kompisens
plural	indefinite	kompisar	kompisars
	definite	kompisarna	kompisarnas

Derived terms

• klasskompis
• tjejkompis
• killkompis

Descendants

• →Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Bokmål:kompis
  • Norwegian Nynorsk:kompis

Etymology 2

Clippingofkompani+‎-is.

Noun

kompis?(uncountable)

1. (thencolloquial,nowdated)company

   Ska vi ätakompis?

   You wanna eat together?

Usage notes

It was mostly (or perhaps only) used in the phrasei kompis(“together”),literallyin company.

References

• kompisinSvenska Akademiens ordbok(SAOB)

Further reading

• kompisinSvensk ordbok.