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Latest revision as of 01:01, 26 August 2013 Latvian[edit] Etymology[edit] A borrowing 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 Pronunciation[edit] upuris m, 2nd declension - (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)
- upura kalns — sacrificial hill
- upura jērs — sacrificial lamb
- bet Dievs upuri nav pieņēmis — but God did not accept the offering
- victim (living being, usually human, which is exposed to, or killed by, direct violence, or a disaster or catastrophe)
- kara upuris — war victim
- slepkavas upuris — the assassin's victim
- terora upuris — terror victim
- plūdu upuri — flood victims
- satiksmes negadījuma upuris — car accident victim
- ērglis metās uz savu upuri — the eagle threw itself on its victim
- (figuratively) victim (living being, usually human, who have to bear the unpleasant consequences of some act or event)
- alkohola upuris — a victim of alcohol
- sagadīšanās upuris — a victim of coincidence
- nepareizas audzināšanas upuris — a victim of improper upbringing
- savas godkārības upuris — a victim of one's own ambitions
- (figuratively) sacrifice (the act of giving up something for some ulterior purpose, goal)
- sabiedriskais darbs, Dievam žēl, prasa upurus; un arī izdevumus — social work, unfortunately, requires sacrifices; and also costs
- pēc Maijas nāves naivi domāju, ka neprecēšos nekad... tas bija smieklīgi, jo nevienam nebija vajadzīga šī atteikšanās, šis upuris — after Maija's death I thought naively that I would never get married... this was ridiculous, because nobody needed this renunciation, this sacrifice
- Kasparovs piedāvāja zirdziņa upuri — (Chess Master) Kasparov offered the sacrifice of a horse
Declension[edit] Declension of upuris (2nd declension) Related terms[edit] 
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