bergis

Swedish

Etymology 1

From berg or clipping of bergsäker + -is.

Adverb

bergis (not comparable)

  1. (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)

  1. (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

  1. poppy seed challah (a type of white bread, often braided, originally a Jewish sabbatical bread)
    Synonym: barkis
Declension
Declension of bergis
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bergis bergis
definite bergisen bergisens
plural indefinite bergisar bergisars
definite bergisarna bergisarnas

References

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