rūpe
See also: rupe, rupé, and rūpē
Japanese
Romanization
rūpe
- Rōmaji transcription of ルーペ
Latvian
Alternative forms
- (dialectal form) rūpa
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *rūp-, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- (“to pull, to tear, to break”) (whence also rupjš (“coarse, rough”), q.v.). Cognates include Lithuanian rū́pė, rūpė̃, rūpė́jimas (“worrying”), Russian ру́пить (rúpitʹ, “to cause concern”), Belarusian ру́піць (rúpicʹ, “to care”), Czech rupati, rupěti (“to crunch”), Polish rupić się (“to strive”).[1]
Noun
rūpe f (5th declension)
- (chiefly in the plural) worries, concern (undesirable, unpleasant situation or condition which one tolerates or seeks to prevent; the feelings, mental states and thoughts generated by such situations or conditions)
- ikdienas rūpes ― everyday worries
- sagādāt daudz rūpju ― to cause much concern
- rūpju pilns ― full of worries, concerns
- rūpju nomākts ― depressed (by) worries
- rūpju sagrauzts ― careworn (lit. gnawed by worries)
- rūpes un raizes ― worries and concerns (i.e., a sequence of bad events)
- grūts darbs, rūpes un sirdēsti bija uz viņas sejas atstājuši savas pēdas ― hard work, worries and heartache had left their mark on her face
- garajā rindā stāv bāla meitene... meiteni nomāc rūpes: kaut tikai neizpārdotu visas teātra biļetes! ― in the long line there is a pale girl... worries make the girl anexious: ah, if only they won't sell all the theater tickets!
- vai tiešām kontracepcija ir tikai sievietes rūpe? ― is contraception really only the woman's concern?
- administrācijai radās jaunas rūpes: steidzīgi jāorganizē skola; pirmais septembris jau pie durvīm ― the administration had a new concern: it was necessary to organize the school quickly; the first of September was at the door (i.e., coming fast)
- care (about someone), attention (to someone's needs
- rūpes par bērniem, par ģimeni ― worries about the children, the family
- uzņemties rūpes par slimnieku ― to take care, to assume responsibility for a sick person
- pēc aiziešanas pensijā viņa visu rūpi veltīja abiem vīrišiem ― after retirement she dedicated all care to the two men
- ir pieklājības normas, kas balstās uz rūpēm un gādību par otru cilvēku ― there are norms of decency that are based on care and concern for another person (= other people)
- care, concern, interest (in something, so that it goes well)
- rūpes par kārtību ― concern for order
- rūpes par satiksmes drošību ― concern for traffic safety
- kad atceros kara gadus, nāk prātā, ar kādu rupi mēs uzturējām kārtībā savu zemnīcu ― when I remember the war years, (what) comes to mind (is) with what care we kept our dugout in order
Usage notes
The plural forms of this word are much more frequently used than the singular forms.
Declension
Declension of rūpe (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | rūpe | rūpes |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | rūpi | rūpes |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | rūpes | rūpju |
| dative (datīvs) | rūpei | rūpēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | rūpi | rūpēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | rūpē | rūpēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | rūpe | rūpes |
Synonyms
- (of "worries, concerns"): raize
- (of "care, attention to needs"): gādība, gādīgums, rūpība, rūpīgums
Derived terms
- bezrūpīgs, bezrūpīgums, bezrūpība
- rūpēt, rūpēties
- rūpīgs, rūpīgums, rūpība
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “rūpes”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀭𑀽𑀧𑁂 (Brahmi script)
- रूपे (Devanagari script)
- রূপে (Bengali script)
- රූපෙ (Sinhalese script)
- ရူပေ (Burmese script)
- รูเป (Thai script)
- ᩁᩪᨷᩮ (Tai Tham script)
- ຣູເປ (Lao script)
- រូបេ (Khmer script)
- 𑄢𑄫𑄛𑄬 (Chakma script)
Noun
rūpe
- locative singular of rūpa (“form”)