Pasg

See also: PASG

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh Pasc, from Proto-Brythonic *Pask, a borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), from Aramaic פסחא (pasḥa), from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pesaḥ). Cognate with Cornish Pask, Breton Pask, Irish Cáisc.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpaːsɡ/, [ˈpʰaːsk]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpasɡ/, [ˈpʰask]
• Rhymes: -asɡ

Proper noun

Pasg m

1. Easter

   Yfory yw Pasg! ― Tomorrow is Easter!

2. Passover

Usage notes

• Pasg is often seen with the definite article:

  Cwningen y Pasg / Bwni'r Pasg ― Easter rabbit / Easter bunny

Derived terms

• wy'r Pasg (“Easter egg”)
  • wy siocled (“chocolate egg”)
• Cwningen y Pasg (“Easter rabbit”)
  • Bwni'r Pasg (“Easter bunny”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
Pasg	Basg	Mhasg	Phasg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Pasg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies