Faroese

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

Old Norse

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *upp ‎(“up”). Possibly cognate with Gothic 𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌰 ‎(iupa).

Adverb

uppi (not comparable)

1. up

Descendants

References

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