πεντηκοστή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Feminine substantive form of πεντηκοστός (pentēkostós, fiftieth), from πεντήκοντα (pentḗkonta, fifty).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πεντηκοστή • (pentēkostḗf (genitive πεντηκοστῆς); first declension

  1. Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which means "Festival of Weeks" and is the "fiftieth day" after Passover.

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Πεντηκοστή (Pentikostí)
  • Aramaic: פנטקוסטא /pɛntˤɪqostˤɛʔ/
  • Latin: Pentēcostē (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

Greek

Adjective

πεντηκοστή • (pentikostí)

  1. nominative feminine singular of πεντηκοστός (pentikostós)
  2. accusative feminine singular of πεντηκοστός (pentikostós)
  3. vocative feminine singular of πεντηκοστός (pentikostós)