bergis
Swedish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From berg or clipping of bergsäker + -is.
Adverb edit
bergis (not comparable)
- (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 edit
bergis (not comparable)
- (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 edit
Originally from Hebrew ברכה (“b'rakhá”). By surface analysis, berg + -is.
Noun edit
bergis c
- poppy seed challah (a type of white bread, often braided, originally a Jewish sabbatical bread)
- Synonym: barkis
Declension edit
| Declension of bergis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | bergis | bergisen | bergisar | bergisarna |
| Genitive | bergis | bergisens | bergisars | bergisarnas |