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
Descendants
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Etymology 2

Clipping of kompani +‎ -is.

Noun

kompis

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

References

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