bergis
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Swedish
Etymology 1
From berg or clipping of bergsäker + -is.
Adverb
bergis (not comparable)
- (colloquial) (very) likely
- Det var bergis Olle som begick inbrottet. Att bryta upp dörren så där är hans modus operandi.
- I bet it was Olle who committed the burglarly. Forcing the door like that is his modus operandi.
Adjective
bergis (not comparable)
- (colloquial) Synonym of bergsäker
- – Är du säker på att vi tog rätt avfart? – Ja, jag är bergis.
- – Are you sure we took the right exit? – Yes, absolutely sure.
Etymology 2
Originally from Hebrew ברכה (“b'rakhá”). By surface analysis, berg + -is.
Noun
bergis c
- poppy seed challah (a type of white bread, often braided, originally a Jewish sabbatical bread)
- Synonym: barkis
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | bergis | bergis |
| definite | bergisen | bergisens | |
| plural | indefinite | bergisar | bergisars |
| definite | bergisarna | bergisarnas |