dåb
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "dab"
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish dop, borrowed from Middle Low German dōpe, dōp, from Old Saxon dōpi, from Proto-West Germanic *daupīni (“immersion”), cognate with German Taufe, also whence Danish døbe (“to baptize”) and German taufen.
Pronunciation
Noun
dåb c (singular definite dåben, plural indefinite dåb)
- baptism (christian sacrament with water)
Declension
Declension of dåb
Derived terms
- barnedåb c
- dåbsattest c
- dåbsfad n
- dåbshandling c
- dåbskjole c
- dåbsvidne n
- hjemmedåb c
- ilddåb c
- voksendåb c