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
- IPA(key): /ˈjɛhpɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɛhpɪ
Noun
jeppi m (genitive singular jeppa, nominative plural jeppar)
Declension
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
- jeppakarl
- jepplingur
- slyddujeppi
See also
- gaur
- mannkerti
- montrass
- láta mikið á sér bera
- stigbretti
- uppivöðslusamur
References
- “On Icelandic”, in (Please provide the title of the work), accessed 6 September 2011, archived from the original on 8 March 2014
- 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")
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