/²kɪlːɛ/
UrsprungAttested since 1924. From dialectal kille (“goat kid, small boy”), originally diminutive to kid (“fawn, originally also goat kid”). See also killing (“goat kid”) which also is a diminutive of kid.
- common-gender, informala boy
“En liten kille kom in i affären för att köpa godis.” — A small boy came into the store to buy candy.
“killar och tjejer” — boys and girls
“pojkar och flickor” — boys and girls (but not informal, though the natural translation is the same)
- common-gender, informala (younger) adult male person; a guy
“Det gick precis förbi några unga killar i 30-årsåldern.” — Some young guys in their 30s just went by.
- common-gender, informala boyfriend
“Min kille och jag ska snart gifta oss.” — My boyfriend and I are getting married soon.
- common-genderKille (a card game equivalent to Gnav)
“Harlekin är det högsta kortet i kille” — The Harlequin is the highest ranking card in Kille
Formerkille(indefinite, nominative, singular) · killes(genitive, indefinite, singular) · killen(definite, nominative, singular) · killens(definite, genitive, singular) · killar(indefinite, nominative, plural) · killars(genitive, indefinite, plural) · killarna(definite, nominative, plural) · killarnas(definite, genitive, plural) · -(indefinite, nominative, plural) · -(genitive, indefinite, plural) · -(definite, nominative, plural) · -(definite, genitive, plural)