jeppi

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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Generally 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

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Noun

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jeppi m (genitive singular jeppa, nominative plural jeppar)

  1. a jeep, an SUV
  2. (slang) a showoff, someone obstreperous[2]
  3. (slang) a rookie on a fishing trawler[2][3]

Declension

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    Declension of jeppi
m-w1 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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ “On Icelandic”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2011 September 6 (last accessed), archived from the original on 8 March 2014
  2. 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")
  3. ^ Orðabók um slangur (Mörður Árnason, Svavar Sigmundsson og Örnólfur Thorsson 1982)

Further reading

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