ett dop
Meaning
baptism
In Swedish: högtidligt tillfälle då ett barn (ibland en vuxen) tas upp i den kristna församlingen och får ett namn (dopnamn)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett dop |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | dopet |
| Plural, indefinite | dop |
| Plural, definite | dopen |
dop is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort dop, det stora dopet. Check another noun
Practise dop
1 / 2Is it en dop or ett dop?
Words built with dop
- dopnamn baptismal name
- barndop infant baptism
Questions
What does dop mean in English?
dop means “baptism”.
Is it en dop or ett dop?
It is ett dop, and “the baptism” is dopet.
What is the plural of dop?
dop doesn't change in the plural: ett dop, två dop (definite: dopen).
Origin
From Middle Low German dōpe, from Old Saxon dōpi, from Proto-West Germanic *daupīni, from Proto-Germanic *daupīniz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-.
Nearby common words
dop is number 8,031 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary