uppi

See also: uppí

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʊpːɪ]

Adverb

uppi

1. up, above, on top, overhead, upstairs

   har uppi ― up there

   standa uppi ― to be afoot

2. (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)

1. above, upstairs

Antonyms

• niðri

Related terms

• upp
• yppa

Etymology 2

Based on English yuppie.

Noun

uppi m (genitive singular uppa, nominative plural uppar)

1. yuppie

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uppai (“up”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌰 (iupa).

Adverb

uppi (not comparable)

1. up

Descendants

• Faroese: uppi
• Icelandic: uppi
• Danish: oppe
• Norwegian Bokmål: oppe
• Norwegian Nynorsk: oppe
• Old Swedish: uppe
  • Swedish: uppe

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
• “uppi” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen
• “uppi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press