kumpan

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
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kumpan	kumpanen	kumpaner	kumpanerna
Genitive	kumpans	kumpanens	kumpaners	kumpanernas

References

• kumpan in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kumpan in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kumpan in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)