Pfingsten

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Pfingsten.

Proper noun[edit]

Pfingsten (plural Pfingstens)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics[edit]

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Pfingsten is the 34390th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 659 individuals. Pfingsten is most common among White (95.75%) individuals.

Further reading[edit]

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German phingesten, from Old High German [Term?], from Late Latin pentēcostē, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή (pentēkostḗ). Cognate with Hunsrik Pingste.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): /pfɪŋstən/, /pfɪŋstn̩/
  • (often, in northern and central Germany) IPA(key): /fɪŋstən/, /fɪŋstn̩/
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Noun[edit]

Pfingsten n (strong, genitive Pfingsten, plural Pfingsten)

  1. Pentecost

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Further reading[edit]

  • Pfingsten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Pfingsten” in Duden online