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upta

dialectal

language: Veps

part of speech: Verb

phonetic variants: upota (New written Veps, Central Eastern Veps, Central Western Veps, Southern Veps); uppota (Northern Veps, Old written Veps, Central Western Veps)


1 meaning

  • Russian: тонуть
concept: to sink; to drown

translation

Livvi: upota

Ludian: upota; upotta

Karelian Proper: upota

dialects of usage: Central Western Veps

Examples (4)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Lapsen kündlihe ed upta.
В детских слезах не утонешь. (LAPSED. Vepsläižed muštatišed)
2. Ala, Vera, itke lujas,
mäč ei upta, randha ujub! (Agnia Barton runoiden jäl’gidme)
3. Sil aigal, kut Hän uinoz’, äkkid libui torok, i vezi järves muga kehuškanzi, mise Petr i toižed openikad, kudambad oliba venehes, pel’gästuiba, mise veneh kändas, i hö kaik uptas.
В то время, как Он спал, неожиданно налетела буря и вода в озере настолько разбушевалась, что Петр и другие бывшие в лодке ученики, испугались, что лодка перевернется и все они погибнут. (Iisusan elo. Torok järvel)
4. - Mäc ei upta
sizar izo,
Randha ujub,
kacu, Lizoi! (Mäčut)

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wordforms (122)

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