påske

See also: paske and Paske

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish paska, Old Norse páskar pl. Borrowed via Old Saxon pāscha and Medieval Latin pascha from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), which is a borrowed from Aramaic פסחא (pasḥa) (Hebrew פֶּסַח (pesaḥ)). Cognate with Norwegian påske, Swedish påsk, and Dutch Pasen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpʰɔːsɡ̊ə]

Noun

påske c (singular definite påsken, plural indefinite påsker)

(Judaism) Passover
(Christianity) Easter (Christian holy day)

Inflection

Declension of påske

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	påske	påsken	påsker	påskerne
genitive	påskes	påskens	påskers	påskernes

Descendants

→ Greenlandic: poorski

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse páskar.

Noun

påske f or m (definite singular påska or påsken, indefinite plural påsker, definite plural påskene)

(Judaism) Passover
(Christianity) Easter (Christian holy day)

Derived terms

References

“påske” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

nb|Christianity nb|Judaism

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse páskar pl.

Noun

påske f or m (definite singular påsken or påska, indefinite plural påsker or påskar, definite plural påskene or påskane)

(Judaism) Passover
(Christianity) Easter (Christian holy day)

Derived terms

References

“påske” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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