killkompis
Swedish
Etymology
kille (“boy”) + kompis (“pal, friend”). Contrast pojkvän (“boyfriend”), where the situation is much like that of boyfriend as opposed to male friend in English.
Noun
killkompis c
- (informal, chiefly used by youths) male friend
- Hon har ingen pojkvän, utan bara killkompisar.
- She has no boyfriend, only male friends.
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | killkompis | killkompis |
definite | killkompisen | killkompisens | |
plural | indefinite | killkompisar | killkompisars |
definite | killkompisarna | killkompisarnas |
See also
- tjejkompis (“female friend”)