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

Declension

declension of uppi

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
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)

1. up

Descendants

• Faroese: uppi
• Icelandic: uppi
• Norwegian Bokmål: oppe
• Swedish: uppe

References

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