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 (comparative ofar, superlative efst)

1. above, upstairs

   Antonym: 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 (masculine)

	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

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

Further reading

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• “uppi” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen
• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “uppi”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive