ilddåb
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Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ild (“fire”) + dåb (“baptism”). Calque of German Feuertaufe. The expression ultimately goes back to Matthew 3:11.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ilddåb c (singular definite ilddåben, not used in plural form)
- baptism of fire (first gunfight of a soldier)
- (figuratively) début (in a difficult matter)
Declension
[edit]Declension of ilddåb
common gender |
Singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ilddåb | ilddåben |
genitive | ilddåbs | ilddåbens |
References
[edit]- “ilddåb” in Den Danske Ordbog