Japanese

Romanization

rūpe

1. rōmaji reading 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 рупить ‎(rúpit’, “to cause concern”), Belarusian рупіць ‎(rúpic’, “to care”), рупота ‎(rupotá, “worry, concern”), Czech rupati, rupěti ‎(“to crunch”), Polish rupić się ‎(“to strive”).^[1]

Noun

rūpe f (5th declension)

1. (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)

2. 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)

3. 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

Declension

Usage notes

The plural forms of this word are much more frequently used than the singular forms.

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

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “rūpes”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7