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ùpe

[ʊˈpʲɛ]

noun

LanguageLithuanian

Meaning
  1. vocative singular of upė
  2. river (vocative case)
  3. This is the vocative case of the word for river. It is used when addressing a river directly, often in poetry or literature.
Examples

O ùpe, tekėk greičiau!

Oh river, flow faster!

Pronunciationʊˈpʲɛ

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThe vocative case is rarely used for inanimate objects except in artistic writing.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.