πεντηκοστή

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Feminine substantive form of πεντηκοστός (pentēkostós, fiftieth), from πεντήκοντα (pentḗkonta, fifty).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πεντηκοστή (pentēkostḗf (genitive πεντηκοστῆς); first declension

  1. Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which means "Festival of Weeks" and is the "fiftieth day" after Passover.

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Πεντηκοστή (Pentikostí)
  • Aramaic: פנטקוסטא /pɛntˤɪqostˤɛʔ/
  • Latin: Pentēcostē (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

Greek

Adjective

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πεντηκοστή (pentikostí)

  1. Nominative feminine singular form of πεντηκοστός (pentikostós).
  2. Accusative feminine singular form of πεντηκοστός (pentikostós).
  3. Vocative feminine singular form of πεντηκοστός (pentikostós).