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

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