Pentecôte

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See also: pentecoste, Pentecoste, and pentecôte

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin pentēcostē, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή (pentēkostḗ, “fiftieth (day)”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Pentecôte f

  1. Pentecost, Whitsunday (Whit Sunday, Whitsun)

Descendants

  • → Turkish: pankot

Norman

Etymology

From Late Latin pentēcostē, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή (pentēkostḗ, “fiftieth (day)”).

Noun

Pentecôte f

  1. (Jersey, Christianity) Pentecost
  2. (Jersey) Whitsun
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎, page 535:
      A' la Paintecoûte, les grouaïsiaux se goûtent.
      Green gooseberries are in perfection at Whitsuntide.
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