uppi

See also: uppí

Faroese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʊpːɪ]

Adverb

uppi

up, above, on top, overhead, upstairs
- har uppi
  up there
- standa uppi
  to be afoot
(past) over, used up
- vera uppi
  to be over

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʏhpɪ/
Rhymes: -ʏhpɪ

Etymology 1

From Old Norse uppi.

Adverb

uppi (not comparable)

above, upstairs

Antonyms

niðri

Related terms

upp
yppa

Etymology 2

Based on English yuppie.

Noun

uppi m (genitive singular uppa, nominative plural uppar)

yuppie

Declension

declension of uppi

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-w1	singular		plural
nominative	uppi	uppinn	uppar	upparnir
accusative	uppa	uppann	uppa	uppana
dative	uppa	uppanum	uppum	uppunum
genitive	uppa	uppans	uppa	uppanna

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Adverb

uppi (not comparable)

up

Descendants

Faroese: uppi

Icelandic: uppi
Swedish: uppe

References

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

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