Pasg

See also: PASG

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpaːsɡ/, [ˈpʰaːsk]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpasɡ/, [ˈpʰask]
• Rhymes: -asɡ

Proper noun

Pasg m

1. Easter

   Yfory yw Pasg! ― Tomorrow is Easter!

2. Passover

   Synonym: Pesach

Usage notes

• Pasg is often seen with the definite article:

  Cwningen y Pasg / Bwni'r Pasg ― Easter rabbit / Easter bunny

Derived terms

• blodyn y Pasg (“pasque-flower”)
• Bwni'r Pasg (“Easter bunny”)
• Cwningen y Pasg (“Easter rabbit”)
• lili'r Pasg (“calla lily”)
• wy'r Pasg (“Easter egg”)
• Ynys y Pasg (“Easter Island”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Pasg

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
Pasg	Basg	Mhasg	Phasg

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “Easter”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “Pasg”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Pasg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies