Pask

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See also: pask and påsk

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish Pask, from Proto-Brythonic *Pask, a borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), from Aramaic פסחא, from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pesaḥ). Cognate with Breton Pask, Welsh Pasg, Irish Cáisc.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Pask m

  1. Easter

Mutation

Mutation of Pask
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
Pask Bask Fask unchanged unchanged unchanged

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French pasches, from Ecclesiastical Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), from Aramaic פַּסְחָא (pasḥā), from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pésaḥ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpask(ə)/, /ˈpaːsk(ə)/, /ˈpask(i)s/

Proper noun

Pask

  1. Passover (Jewish feast, festival or holiday)
  2. Easter (Christian holy day)
  3. A return of Jesus Christ.
  4. A lamb eaten at Passover or Easter; a Paschal Lamb.
  5. (rare) The pain endured by Jesus Christ.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: Pasch (archaic)
  • Scots: Pace

References

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