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

• bergis in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bergis in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)