uppi

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See also: uppí

Faroese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

uppi

  1. up, above, on top, overhead, upstairs
  2. (past) over, used up
    • vera uppi
      to be over

Icelandic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse uppi.

Adverb[edit]

uppi (not comparable)

  1. above, upstairs
Antonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Based on English yuppie.

Noun[edit]

uppi m (genitive singular uppa, nominative plural uppar)

  1. yuppie
Declension[edit]
declension of uppi
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative uppi uppinn uppar upparnir
accusative uppa uppann uppa uppana
dative uppa uppanum uppum uppunum
genitive uppa uppans uppa uppanna

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *upp (“up”). Possibly cognate with Gothic 𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌰 (iupa).

Adverb[edit]

uppi (not comparable)

  1. up

Descendants[edit]

  • Faroese: uppi
  • Icelandic: uppi
  • Norwegian Bokmål: oppe
  • Swedish: uppe

References[edit]

  • “uppi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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