Pentecôte

See also: pentecoste, Pentecoste, and pentecôte

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin pentēcostē, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή (pentēkostḗ, “fiftieth (day)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑ̃t.kot/

Proper noun

Pentecôte f

1. Pentecost, Whitsunday (Whit Sunday, Whitsun)

Descendants

• → Turkish: pankot

Norman

Etymology

From Late Latin pentēcostē, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή (pentēkostḗ, “fiftieth (day)”).

Noun

Pentecôte f

1. (Jersey, Christianity) Pentecost
2. (Jersey) Whitsun
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 535:

     A' la Paintecoûte, les grouaïsiaux se goûtent.

     Green gooseberries are in perfection at Whitsuntide.