D-dag

Norwegian Bokmål
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

Borrowed from English D-Day, where the D refers to the word day ("dag") in Norwegian. Also see Norwegian Bokmål klokken H ("H-hour").

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdeː.dɑːɡ/
  • 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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