killgissa
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From kille (“guy”) + gissa (“guess”), literally "guy-guess." Officially recognized by Språkrådet (Swedish Language Council) in 2017, but used as a slang word for some years. [1]
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]killgissa (present killgissar, preterite killgissade, supine killgissat, imperative killgissa)
- to sound like knowing what one is talking about, but actually guessing
- Han killgissar bara ― He's just "guy-guessing"
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | killgissa | killgissas | ||
| supine | killgissat | killgissats | ||
| imperative | killgissa | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | killgissen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | killgissar | killgissade | killgissas | killgissades |
| ind. plural1 | killgissa | killgissade | killgissas | killgissades |
| subjunctive2 | killgisse | killgissade | killgisses | killgissades |
| present participle | killgissande | |||
| past participle | killgissad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.