kompis

Swedish

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /¹kɔmpɪs/

• Audio

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Noun

kompis c

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

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

Declension

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

Derived terms

• klasskompis
• tjejkompis
• killkompis

Descendants

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

Etymology 2

Clipping of kompani +‎ -is.

Noun

kompis ? (uncountable)

1. (then colloquial, now dated) company

   Ska vi äta kompis?

   You wanna eat together?

Usage notes

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

References

• kompis in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Further reading

• kompis in Svensk ordbok.