See also: pask and Pask

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Etymology edit

From Old Norse páskar, from Medieval Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), from Aramaic פסחא (pasḥa), from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pesaḥ).

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Noun edit

påsk c

  1. Passover
    Sex dagar före påsk kom nu Jesus till Betania, där Lasarus bodde, han som av Jesus hade blivit uppväckt från de döda
    Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead
  2. Easter
    julen varar än till påska
    Christmas will last until Easter

Usage notes edit

  • In the song line, "till påska" is an archaic genitive controlled by the prepostion till

Declension edit

Declension of påsk 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative påsk påsken påskar påskarna
Genitive påsks påskens påskars påskarnas

Derived terms edit

See also edit

  • påske (Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk)

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