Pâques

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See also: paques, paqués, and pâques

Bourguignon

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Etymology

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From Old French pasques, pasches, from Latin pascha.

Noun

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Pâques f (plural Pâques)

  1. Easter

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French Pasques, from Old French pasques, pasches, from Latin pascha (influenced by pascuum, pascua (grazing)), from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), from Aramaic [script needed] (pasḥa), from Hebrew פסחא (pasḥa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pak/ ~ /pɑk/
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Proper noun

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Pâques m or f pl (plural only)

  1. Easter
    Joyeuses Pâques !Happy Easter!

Usage notes

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Treated as masculine unless further qualified with an adjective.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Haitian Creole: Pak
  • Lingala: Páke
  • Persian: عید پاک ('eyd-e pâk)

See also

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Further reading

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Norman

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French pasques, pasches, from Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
    (Jersey)

Proper noun

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Pâques f pl

  1. (France, Jersey) Easter
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore[1], page 532:
      Pâques Martine—guerre, peste, ou famine.
      Easter in March forebodes war, pestilence, or famine.

Derived terms

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