kompis

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Swedish

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /¹kɔmpɪs/
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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
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 ? (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.

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