uppoffring

Swedish

Etymology

uppoffra +‎ -ing. Cognate of German Aufopferung.

Noun

uppoffring c

1. sacrifice (forfeiture of something highly valued for the sake of one considered to have a greater value or claim)

Declension

Declension of uppoffring

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	uppoffring	uppoffrings
	definite	uppoffringen	uppoffringens
plural	indefinite	uppoffringar	uppoffringars
	definite	uppoffringarna	uppoffringarnas

Derived terms

• självuppoffring

References

• uppoffring in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• uppoffring in Svensk ordbok (SO)