"-is" meaning in Swedish

See -is in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-ɪs/
Etymology: At least since the late 1880s. Originally from the Latin ending -is in words such as basis (“basis”). Etymology templates: {{bor|sv|la|-}} Latin, {{m|la|-is}} -is, {{m|la|basis||basis}} basis (“basis”) Head templates: {{head|sv|suffix|g=c|g2=n}} -is c or n
  1. (colloquial, particularly common in the Stockholm area) Suffix that gives a familiar, and to some extent a diminutive nuance, when combined with a word; common with both nouns and adjectives; commonly used for place names, institutions and persons in their professional role: Medis, frälsis, dagis, vaktis; compare English -y, -ie. Tags: colloquial, common-gender, morpheme, neuter
    Sense id: en--is-sv-suffix-1OzCn8~L Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Swedish suffixes with multiple genders Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Swedish suffixes with multiple genders: 86 14
  2. (colloquial) Similar to 1 in ad hoc combinations: pankis, sötis, snuskis; compare -ie. Tags: colloquial, common-gender, morpheme, neuter
    Sense id: en--is-sv-suffix-n9NrOO64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Download JSON data for -is meaning in Swedish (4.4kB)

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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bagis"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "brådis"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bundis"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "buskis"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "funkis"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "godis"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "grattis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kondis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kändis"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "käftis"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lantis"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lodis"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "loppis"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "poppis"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "rådis"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "svartis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vaktis"
    }
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          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: -is",
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  "pos": "suffix",
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          "_dis": "83 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "_dis": "86 14",
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            "Lemmas"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "english": "Are you jealous that she's seeing her male friends at the pub?",
          "text": "Är du sotis över att hon träffar sina killkompisar på krogen?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Get the janitor. Someone just broke a window.",
          "text": "Hämta vaktisen. Någon hade just sönder en fönsterruta.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        ],
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          "noun",
          "noun"
        ],
        [
          "adjective",
          "adjective"
        ],
        [
          "dagis",
          "dagis#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "vaktis",
          "vaktis#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "-y",
          "-y"
        ],
        [
          "-ie",
          "-ie"
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      ],
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        "neuter"
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        {
          "english": "Can we eat pancakes with jam and whipped cream today?",
          "text": "Kan vi äta pankisar med sylt och visgrädde idag?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Du får inte hoppa över kontroller på orienteringen, din fuskis!\nYou can't skip orienteering controls, you cheater (\"cheatie\")!",
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        }
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    }
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  "word": "-is"
}
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    "Swedish suffixes with multiple genders",
    "Swedish terms borrowed from Latin",
    "Swedish terms derived from Latin",
    "Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation"
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    {
      "word": "bagis"
    },
    {
      "word": "bebis"
    },
    {
      "word": "brådis"
    },
    {
      "word": "bundis"
    },
    {
      "word": "buskis"
    },
    {
      "word": "brallis"
    },
    {
      "word": "dagis"
    },
    {
      "word": "dekis"
    },
    {
      "word": "funkis"
    },
    {
      "word": "godis"
    },
    {
      "word": "grattis"
    },
    {
      "word": "kondis"
    },
    {
      "word": "kådis"
    },
    {
      "word": "kändis"
    },
    {
      "word": "käftis"
    },
    {
      "word": "lantis"
    },
    {
      "word": "lodis"
    },
    {
      "word": "loppis"
    },
    {
      "word": "poppis"
    },
    {
      "word": "rådis"
    },
    {
      "word": "skakis"
    },
    {
      "word": "sotis"
    },
    {
      "word": "svartis"
    },
    {
      "word": "vaktis"
    }
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        "3": "",
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        {
          "english": "Are you jealous that she's seeing her male friends at the pub?",
          "text": "Är du sotis över att hon träffar sina killkompisar på krogen?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Get the janitor. Someone just broke a window.",
          "text": "Hämta vaktisen. Någon hade just sönder en fönsterruta.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Suffix that gives a familiar, and to some extent a diminutive nuance, when combined with a word; common with both nouns and adjectives; commonly used for place names, institutions and persons in their professional role: Medis, frälsis, dagis, vaktis; compare English -y, -ie."
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          "noun",
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        ],
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          "adjective",
          "adjective"
        ],
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          "dagis",
          "dagis#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "vaktis",
          "vaktis#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "-y",
          "-y"
        ],
        [
          "-ie",
          "-ie"
        ]
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        "(colloquial, particularly common in the Stockholm area) Suffix that gives a familiar, and to some extent a diminutive nuance, when combined with a word; common with both nouns and adjectives; commonly used for place names, institutions and persons in their professional role: Medis, frälsis, dagis, vaktis; compare English -y, -ie."
      ],
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          "english": "Can we eat pancakes with jam and whipped cream today?",
          "text": "Kan vi äta pankisar med sylt och visgrädde idag?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Du får inte hoppa över kontroller på orienteringen, din fuskis!\nYou can't skip orienteering controls, you cheater (\"cheatie\")!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Similar to 1 in ad hoc combinations: pankis, sötis, snuskis; compare -ie."
      ],
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          "pankis",
          "pannkaka"
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          "-ie",
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        "(colloquial) Similar to 1 in ad hoc combinations: pankis, sötis, snuskis; compare -ie."
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      "ipa": "/-ɪs/"
    }
  ],
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}

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