keppni

Icelandic

Etymology

keppa (“to compete”) +‎ -ni (nominal suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰɛhpnɪ/

Noun

keppni f (genitive singular keppni, nominative plural keppnir)

  1. competition
    Synonym: samkeppni
  2. match, contest
    Synonym: kappleikur
  3. competitiveness
    Synonym: kapp

Declension

Declension of keppni (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative keppni keppnin keppnir keppnirnar
accusative keppni keppnina keppnir keppnirnar
dative keppni keppninni keppnum keppnunum
genitive keppni keppninnar keppna keppnanna

Derived terms

  • bikarkeppni
  • veita harða keppni
  • vinna keppni

Further reading

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “keppni”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • “keppni” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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