Pasqua
English edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Pasqua (plural Pasquas)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Pasqua is the 37125th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 601 individuals. Pasqua is most common among White (90.18%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pasqua”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin pascua, from Late Latin pascha (influenced by pascua 'pastures, grazing', perhaps because of the bitter herbs of the Passover seder or the end of fasting for Lent at Easter), from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), ultimately from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pésakh, “Passover”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Pasqua f (plural Pasqües)
- Easter
- Synonyms: Pasqua de Resurrecció, Pasqua Florida, primera Pasqua
- Pentecost
- Synonyms: Pasqua de Pentecosta, Pasqua Granada, Pentecosta, segona Pasqua
Usage notes edit
- When used without a qualifier this word usually means Easter and not Pentecost. When uncapitalized, pasqua (usually) refers to Passover.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- pasqua
- pasqua jueva (also spelled: Pasqua jueva)
References edit
- “Pasqua” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “Pasqua”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “Pasqua” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “Pasqua” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Italian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin pascua, from Latin pascha (influenced by pascuum, pascua (“grazing”)), from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), ultimately from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pésakh, “Passover”). The surname was given to someone who was born this day.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Pasqua f (plural Pasque)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- pasqua (Passover or Easter)
Proper noun edit
Pasqua m or f by sense
- a surname