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
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	uppoffring	uppoffringen	uppoffringar	uppoffringarna
Genitive	uppoffrings	uppoffringens	uppoffringars	uppoffringarnas

Derived terms

• självuppoffring

References

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