påske

See also: paske and Paske

Danish

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʰɔːsɡ̊ə]

Noun

påske c (singular definite påsken, plural indefinite påsker)

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

Inflection

Declension of påske
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative påske påsken påsker påskerne
genitive påskes påskens påskers påskernes

Descendants

  • → Greenlandic: poorski

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse páskar.

Noun

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

References

nb|Christianity nb|Judaism

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse páskar pl.

Noun

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)

Derived terms

References

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