pascua

See also: Pascua

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin pascua, from Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha, “Passover”), from Aramaic פסחא‎ (paskha), from Hebrew פסח‎ (pesakh).

Noun

pascua f (uncountable)

  1. Easter

Galician

Alternative forms

  • páscoa

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pascua (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin pascua, from Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha, “Passover”), from Aramaic פסחא‎ (paskha), from Hebrew פסח‎ (pesakh). Cognate with Portuguese páscoa, Asturian pascua, Spanish pascua.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaskwa̝/

Noun

pascua f (plural pascuas)

  1. (Christianity) Easter
    Synonyms: Pascua, Pascua Florida, Pascua de Resurrección
  2. (Christianity) the period between the birth of Christ and the adoration of the Magi
  3. (Judaism) Passover

Derived terms

  • Pascua de Resurrección
  • Pascua Florida
  • pascual

References

  • “pascua” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “pascua” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “pascua” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “pascua” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “pascua” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Latin

Pronunciation

  • pāscua: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpaːs.ku.a/, [ˈpäːs̠kuä]
  • pāscua: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpas.ku.a/, [ˈpäskuä]
  • pāscuā: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpaːs.ku.aː/, [ˈpäːs̠kuäː]
  • pāscuā: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpas.ku.a/, [ˈpäskuä]

Adjective

pāscua

  1. inflection of pāscuus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

pāscuā

  1. ablative feminine singular of pāscuus

References

  • “pascua”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pascua in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • pascua in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin pascua, from Latin pascha (influenced by pascuum, pascua (“grazing; feed for animals”), the confusion aided by the end of Lent fasting at Easter), from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha, “Passover”), from Aramaic פסחא‎ (paskha), from Hebrew פסח‎ (pesakh)[1].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaskwa/ [ˈpas.kwa]
  • Rhymes: -askwa
  • Syllabification: pas‧cua

Noun

pascua f (plural pascuas)

  1. (Christianity) Easter
  2. (Judaism) Passover
    Synonym: Pésaj
  3. (Christianity) the period between the birth of Christ and the adoration of the Magi

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Kavalan: Paskua
  • → Bikol Central: Pasko
  • → Mezquital Otomi: baxjua
  • → Papiamentu: Pasku
  • → Quechua: Paskwa
  • → Tagalog: Pasko

References

Further reading

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