upuris

== Latvian == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [upuɾis] === Noun === 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 ==== ==== Related terms ==== upurēt, upurēties