D-dag

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Uttrykket D-dag kommer fra Operasjon Overlord i 1944, hvor de allierte styrkene invaderte Normandie. — The expression D-Day comes from Operation Overlord in 1944, where the allied forces invaded Normandie.

Etymology

From English D-Day, where the D refers to the word dag (“day”), from Old Norse dagr (“day”), from Proto-Germanic *dagaz (“day”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn, to be illuminated”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdeːdɑːɡ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑːɡ
  • Hyphenation: D‧dag
  • Homophone: DD

Noun

D-dag m (definite singular D-dagen, indefinite plural D-dager, definite plural D-dagene)

  1. (figurative, military) D-Day (The date of any major (often military) event planned for the future)
    D-dag er et militært uttrykk som kan spores tilbake til første verdenskrig.
    D-Day is a military expression which can be traced back to World War I.

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