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D-dag
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Norwegian Bokmål
nb:
250px|thumb|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
nb ine-pro *dʰegʷʰ-
From nb en D-Day, where the D refers to the word nb dag day, from nb non dagr day, from nb gem-pro *dagaz day, from nb ine-pro *dʰegʷʰ- to burn, to be illuminated.
Pronunciation
nb /ˈdeːdɑːɡ/
nb NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «D-dag».ogg
nb ɑːɡ
nb D dag
nb DD
Noun
nb 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.
Related terms
nb D-dagen D-day
nb klokken H H-hour
References
Anagrams
nb adgg gadd
nb Historical events War World War II