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Noun [Latvian]

IPA: [upuɾis]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle Dutch upper, or from Middle High German opper (cf. German Opfer), itself a borrowing from Latin operārī (“to try, to strive for; to offer, to sacrifice”). This word is first mentioned in 17th-century dictionaries. Etymology templates: {{bor|lv|dum|upper}} Middle Dutch upper, {{cog|gmh|opper}} Middle High German opper, {{cog|de|Opfer}} German Opfer, {{uder|lv|la|operor|operārī|to try, to strive for; to offer, to sacrifice}} Latin operārī (“to try, to strive for; to offer, to sacrifice”) Head templates: {{head|lv|noun|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=}} upuris m, {{lv-noun|m|2nd}} upuris m (2nd declension) Inflection templates: {{lv-decl-noun|upu|is|2nd||r|r|extrawidth=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-2|upu|is|4=|5=r|6=r|7=|8=|drop-v=|keep-s=|x=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-table|upuris|upuri|upuri|upurus|upura|upuru|upurim|upuriem|upuri|upuriem|upurī|upuros|upuri|upuri|type=2nd declension|x=-60}} Forms: declension-2 [table-tags], upuris [nominative, singular], upuri [nominative, plural], upuri [accusative, singular], upurus [accusative, plural], upura [genitive, singular], upuru [genitive, plural], upurim [dative, singular], upuriem [dative, plural], upuri [instrumental, singular], upuriem [instrumental, plural], upurī [locative, singular], upuros [locative, plural], upuri [singular, vocative], upuri [plural, vocative]
  1. (religion, mythology) offering, sacrifice (object or living being offered to a god or gods in a religious ritual so as to satisfy them or win their favor) Tags: declension-2, masculine Categories (topical): Mythology, Religion
    Sense id: en-upuris-lv-noun-mk60~znI Topics: human-sciences, lifestyle, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, religion, sciences
  2. victim (living being, usually human, which is exposed to, or killed by, direct violence, or a disaster or catastrophe) Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-upuris-lv-noun-xgAn8iym
  3. (figuratively) victim (living being, usually human, who have to bear the unpleasant consequences of some act or event) Tags: declension-2, figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-upuris-lv-noun-ehC-WI17
  4. (figuratively) sacrifice (the act of giving up something for some ulterior purpose, goal) Tags: declension-2, figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-upuris-lv-noun-2gykPQsl Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Latvian undefined derivations Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 25 12 16 47 Disambiguation of Latvian undefined derivations: 23 20 20 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: upurēt, upurēties

Inflected forms

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          "english": "sacrificial hill",
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          "text": "kara upuris",
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          "text": "slepkavas upuris",
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        },
        {
          "english": "terror victim",
          "text": "terora upuris",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "flood victims",
          "text": "plūdu upuri",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "car accident victim",
          "text": "satiksmes negadījuma upuris",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the eagle threw itself on its victim",
          "text": "ērglis metās uz savu upuri",
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        }
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          "english": "a victim of alcohol",
          "text": "alkohola upuris",
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          "text": "sagadīšanās upuris",
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          "english": "a victim of improper upbringing",
          "text": "nepareizas audzināšanas upuris",
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          "english": "a victim of one's own ambitions",
          "text": "savas godkārības upuris",
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          "english": "social work, unfortunately, requires sacrifices; and also costs",
          "text": "sabiedriskais darbs, Dievam žēl, prasa upurus; un arī izdevumus",
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          "english": "after Maija's death I thought naively that I would never get married... this was ridiculous, because nobody needed this renunciation, this sacrifice",
          "text": "pēc Maijas nāves naivi domāju, ka neprecēšos nekad... tas bija smieklīgi, jo nevienam nebija vajadzīga šī atteikšanās, šis upuris",
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          "english": "(Chess Master) Kasparov offered the sacrifice of a horse",
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          "english": "sacrificial hill",
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        {
          "english": "sacrificial lamb",
          "text": "upura jērs",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "but God did not accept the offering",
          "text": "bet Dievs upuri nav pieņēmis",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "offering, sacrifice (object or living being offered to a god or gods in a religious ritual so as to satisfy them or win their favor)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "religion",
          "religion"
        ],
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "offering",
          "offering"
        ],
        [
          "sacrifice",
          "sacrifice"
        ],
        [
          "object",
          "object#English"
        ],
        [
          "living",
          "living#English"
        ],
        [
          "being",
          "being#English"
        ],
        [
          "offer",
          "offer#English"
        ],
        [
          "god",
          "god#English"
        ],
        [
          "religious",
          "religious#English"
        ],
        [
          "ritual",
          "ritual#English"
        ],
        [
          "satisfy",
          "satisfy#English"
        ],
        [
          "win",
          "win#English"
        ],
        [
          "favor",
          "favor#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(religion, mythology) offering, sacrifice (object or living being offered to a god or gods in a religious ritual so as to satisfy them or win their favor)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "lifestyle",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "religion",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latvian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "war victim",
          "text": "kara upuris",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the assassin's victim",
          "text": "slepkavas upuris",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "terror victim",
          "text": "terora upuris",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "flood victims",
          "text": "plūdu upuri",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "car accident victim",
          "text": "satiksmes negadījuma upuris",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the eagle threw itself on its victim",
          "text": "ērglis metās uz savu upuri",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "victim (living being, usually human, which is exposed to, or killed by, direct violence, or a disaster or catastrophe)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "victim",
          "victim"
        ],
        [
          "living",
          "living#English"
        ],
        [
          "being",
          "being#English"
        ],
        [
          "usually",
          "usually#English"
        ],
        [
          "human",
          "human#English"
        ],
        [
          "expose",
          "expose#English"
        ],
        [
          "kill",
          "kill#English"
        ],
        [
          "direct",
          "direct#English"
        ],
        [
          "violence",
          "violence#English"
        ],
        [
          "disaster",
          "disaster#English"
        ],
        [
          "catastrophe",
          "catastrophe#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latvian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a victim of alcohol",
          "text": "alkohola upuris",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "a victim of coincidence",
          "text": "sagadīšanās upuris",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "a victim of improper upbringing",
          "text": "nepareizas audzināšanas upuris",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "a victim of one's own ambitions",
          "text": "savas godkārības upuris",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "victim (living being, usually human, who have to bear the unpleasant consequences of some act or event)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "victim",
          "victim"
        ],
        [
          "living",
          "living#English"
        ],
        [
          "being",
          "being#English"
        ],
        [
          "usually",
          "usually#English"
        ],
        [
          "human",
          "human#English"
        ],
        [
          "have",
          "had#English"
        ],
        [
          "bear",
          "bear#English"
        ],
        [
          "unpleasant",
          "unpleasant#English"
        ],
        [
          "consequence",
          "consequence#English"
        ],
        [
          "act",
          "act#English"
        ],
        [
          "event",
          "event#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) victim (living being, usually human, who have to bear the unpleasant consequences of some act or event)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latvian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "social work, unfortunately, requires sacrifices; and also costs",
          "text": "sabiedriskais darbs, Dievam žēl, prasa upurus; un arī izdevumus",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "after Maija's death I thought naively that I would never get married... this was ridiculous, because nobody needed this renunciation, this sacrifice",
          "text": "pēc Maijas nāves naivi domāju, ka neprecēšos nekad... tas bija smieklīgi, jo nevienam nebija vajadzīga šī atteikšanās, šis upuris",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "(Chess Master) Kasparov offered the sacrifice of a horse",
          "text": "Kasparovs piedāvāja zirdziņa upuri",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sacrifice (the act of giving up something for some ulterior purpose, goal)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sacrifice",
          "sacrifice"
        ],
        [
          "act",
          "act#English"
        ],
        [
          "giving up",
          "give up#English"
        ],
        [
          "ulterior",
          "ulterior#English"
        ],
        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose#English"
        ],
        [
          "goal",
          "goal#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) sacrifice (the act of giving up something for some ulterior purpose, goal)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[upuɾis]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "upuris"
}

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