Pinksteren

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Pinkster

Etymology

From Middle Dutch pinxteren, from pinxter, ultimately from Latin pentecoste, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή (pentēkostḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪŋ(k).stə.rə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Pink‧ste‧ren

Proper noun

Pinksteren n

1. Pentecost, Whitsun

Descendants

• Negerhollands: pinstu
• → Lokono: Pinkstdaka
• → English: Pinkster
• → Papiamentu: pinkster (dated)