Pasque

See also: pasque

Italian

Noun

Pasque f

1. plural of Pasqua

Middle English

Proper noun

Pasque

1. Alternative form of Pask

Old French

Alternative forms

• pascor m
• pasques f pl
• pasches f pl

Etymology

From Latin pascha (influenced by pascuum, pascua (“grazing”)), from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), from Aramaic [script needed] (pasḥa), from Hebrew פסחא (pasḥa).

Proper noun

Pasque f (nominative singular Pasque)

1. Easter
   • c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

     UN jor de Pasque, au tans novel.

     At Easter, at the start of the spring.

Usage notes

• In early Old French, the singular was used.

Descendants

• French: Pâques f pl