påske
Danish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
påske c (singular definite påsken, plural indefinite påsker)
- (Judaism) Passover
- (Christianity) Easter (Christian holy day)
Inflection edit
Declension of påske
Descendants edit
- → Greenlandic: poorski
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
påske f or m (definite singular påska or påsken, indefinite plural påsker, definite plural påskene)
- (Judaism) Passover
- (Christianity) Easter (Christian holy day)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “påske” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
påske f or m (definite singular påsken or påska, indefinite plural påsker or påskar, definite plural påskene or påskane)
- (Judaism) Passover
- (Christianity) Easter (Christian holy day)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “påske” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.