pentekostys

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστύς (pentēkostús), from πεντηκοστός (pentēkostós, “fiftieth”).[1]

Noun

pentekostys (plural pentekosties)

  1. A group of fifty men in the Ancient Greek army.

References

  1. ^ “pentekostys, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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