kumpan

See also: Kumpan

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kompan, kumpan, kompon, from Middle Low German kumpān, from Old French compain, compaing, from Late Latin compāniō (literally “he with whom one shares one's bread”), from com- + pānis (with + bread). Cognate of German Kumpan, Kumpel, Icelandic kumpánn, kompánn, Polish kompan. Doublet of kompani and kompanjon.

Noun

kumpan c

  1. (derogatory) associate, friend, crony

Declension

Declension of kumpan
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kumpan kumpans
definite kumpanen kumpanens
plural indefinite kumpaner kumpaners
definite kumpanerna kumpanernas

References

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