jeppi

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)

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

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

1. “On Icelandic”, in (please provide the title of the work)‎, accessed 6 September 2011, archived from the original on 2014-03-08
2. 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

• A deliberation on the word "jeppi" on the Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum ("Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies")