Taufe

baptism

noun TOW-fuh Rare

Origin: from taufen, related to 'deep'

Also means

christening

Usage Note

Taufe is baptism; the verb is taufen, also used playfully for naming a ship or product. The godparents are Taufpaten. The phrase aus der Taufe heben means to launch or found something new.

Examples

"Zur Taufe kam die ganze Familie zusammen."

Natural Translation

The whole family came together for the baptism.

Literal Translation

To-the baptism came the whole family together.

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