Pentecosten

See also: pentecosten

Latin

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Pentēcostēn

  1. accusative singular of Pentēcostē

Middle English

Proper noun

Pentecosten

  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of Pentecoste

Old English

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin pentēcostē, ultimately from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή (pentēkostḗ, fiftieth)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpen.te.kos.ten/

Proper noun

Pentecosten m

  1. Pentecost
    • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 5
      Ðis sċeal on Wōdnesdæġ, on ðǣre syxtēoðan wucan ofer Pentecosten; and on Frīḡedæġ innan ðǣre ċȳswucan
      This should [be read] on the Wednesday of the sixteenth week after Pentecost and on the Friday of the Cheese Week.