jeppi
Icelandic
Etymology
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
Noun
jeppi 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
declension of jeppi
Derived terms
See also
References
- ^ “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
- ↑ 2.0 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
- A deliberation on the word "jeppi" on the Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum ("Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies")