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]

  • IPA(key): /ildɔːˀb/, [ˈilˌd̥ɔˀb̥]

Noun[edit]

ilddåb c (singular definite ilddåben, not used in plural form)

  1. baptism of fire (first gunfight of a soldier)
  2. (figuratively) début (in a difficult matter)

Declension[edit]

Declension of ilddåb
common
gender 		Singular
indefinite definite
nominative ilddåb ilddåben
genitive ilddåbs ilddåbens

References[edit]

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