påske

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish paska, Old Norse páskar pl. Borrowed via Old Saxon pāscha and Medieval Latin pascha from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), which is a borrowed from Aramaic פסחא (pasḥa) (Hebrew פֶּסַח (pesaḥ)). Cognate with Norwegian påske, Swedish påsk, and Dutch Pasen.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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påske c (singular definite påsken, plural indefinite påsker)

  1. (Judaism) Passover
  2. (Christianity) Easter (Christian holy day)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greenlandic: poorski

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse páskar.

Noun

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påske f or m (definite singular påska or påsken, indefinite plural påsker, definite plural påskene)

  1. (Judaism) Passover
  2. (Christianity) Easter (Christian holy day)

Derived terms

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References

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nb|Christianity nb|Judaism

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse páskar pl.

Noun

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påske f or m (definite singular påsken or påska, indefinite plural påsker or påskar, definite plural påskene or påskane)

  1. (Judaism) Passover
  2. (Christianity) Easter (Christian holy day)

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