jeppi

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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)

  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 (masculine)
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

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References

  1. ^ “On Icelandic”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, 2011 September 6 (last accessed), archived from the original on 8 March 2014
  2. ↑ 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")
  3. ^ Orðabók um slangur (Mörður Árnason, Svavar Sigmundsson og Örnólfur Thorsson 1982)

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