jeppi
Icelandic
editEtymology
editGenerally believed to be from the English term jeep,[1][2] which was used to refer to sturdy vehicles of the American Army during WWII.[2]
First recorded usage referring to a car is from the play Leynimelur 13 from 1943.[2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editjeppi m (genitive singular jeppa, nominative plural jeppar)
- a jeep, an SUV
- (slang) a showoff, someone obstreperous[2]
- (slang) a rookie on a fishing trawler[2][3]
Declension
edit| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | jeppi | jeppinn | jeppar | jepparnir |
| accusative | jeppa | jeppann | jeppa | jeppana |
| dative | jeppa | jeppanum | jeppum | jeppunum |
| genitive | jeppa | jeppans | jeppa | jeppanna |
Derived terms
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ “On Icelandic”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 6 September 2011 (last accessed), archived from the original on 8 March 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 A deliberation on the word "jeppi" on the Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum ("Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies")
- ^ Orðabók um slangur (Mörður Árnason, Svavar Sigmundsson og Örnólfur Thorsson 1982)
Further reading
edit- A deliberation on the word "jeppi" on the Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum ("Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies")