kompis

Swedish

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /¹kɔmpɪs/

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Noun

kompis c

1. (informal) pal, friend, mate, buddy

   Synonyms: vän, kamrat, (slang) polare

Declension

Declension of kompis

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

Derived terms

• barndomskompis
• killkompis
• klasskompis
• knullkompis
• kompisgäng
• kompispris
• låtsaskompis
• tjejkompis

Descendants

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

Etymology 2

Clipping of kompani +‎ -is.

Noun

kompis

2. (colloquial, dated) only used in i kompis (“together”)

References

• “kompis”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)