kompis

Swedish

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /¹kɔmpɪs/
Audio (file)

Noun

kompis c

(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

Descendants

→ Norwegian:
- Norwegian Bokmål: kompis
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kompis

Etymology 2

Clipping of kompani +‎ -is.

Noun

kompis ? (uncountable)

(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.

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