eldprov
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
eldprov n
- a trial by fire, an ordeal by fire (ordeal in which an accused could prove their innocence by walking on or holding hot iron or the like without getting (severely) burned)
- (figuratively) a difficult, decisive test; an acid test, a trial by fire
- Att släppa in en miljon användare kommer bli ett eldprov för systemet
- Letting a million users in will be an acid test of the system
Declension[edit]
| Declension of eldprov | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | eldprov | eldprovet | eldprov | eldproven |
| Genitive | eldprovs | eldprovets | eldprovs | eldprovens |
See also[edit]
- gudsdom (“ordeal”)