Pask
Middle English
/ˈpask(ə)/
proper noun
Definitions
- Passover Jewish holy day
- Easter Christian holy day
- A return of Jesus Christ.
- A lamb eaten at Passover or Easter; a Paschal Lamb.
- (rare) The pain endured by Jesus Christ.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French pasches derived from Latin pascha (Easter, Passover) derived from Ancient Greek πάσχα (Passover) derived from Aramaic פַּסְחָא derived from Hebrew (modern) פֶּסַח (Passover).
Origin
Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)
פֶּסַח
Gloss
Passover
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Pasch English
- Pesach English
- Paschae, paschae Latin
- pascha Latin
- pascha, Pascha Latin
- paschae Latin
- paschalis Latin
- pascua Latin
- πάσχα Ancient Greek
- Paske day Middle English
- day Middle English
- páskar Old Norse
- pasches Old French
- pasques Old French
- pasko Esperanto
- Πέσαχ Greek (modern)
- Paskah Indonesian
- Pasg Welsh
- paschen Middle Dutch
- Cásc Old Irish
- pāschen Middle High German
- pashkë Albanian
- פּאַסכע Yiddish
- פֶּסַח Hebrew (modern)
- פסח Hebrew (modern)
- פסחא Hebrew (modern)
- pāscha Old Saxon
- Pask Cornish
- pasquêta Ligurian
- פַּסְחָא Aramaic
- פסחא Aramaic