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 and Old 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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