Description:

The term 'xeppe' refers to winning, conquest and success. In Old Common it just meant to win a game or to succeed, but in modern High Common it has the additional connotation of military victory and conquest.

Noun:

As a noun, xeppe means a victory or conquest. The derived forms 'xeppeca' and 'xeppeka' mean 'winner' and 'prize', respectively.

Verb:

Xeppe as a verb refers to winning something or succeeding at something. It is a skurun verb taking an ergative subject which is thew winner and an absolutive subject which is the endeavour succeeded at or the prize gained.

Xeppe is not used as a word meaning to beat or defeat, but a loser can be added perphrastically introduced by the preposition 'elua', 'on top of'.

Modifier:

The modifier form 'xeppes' means 'successfully'.

Interjection:

The expression 'zra xeppe' fucntions as an interjection, it does not take a determiner. It literally means 'true success', and is used as an expression for 'congratulations'.