Pask

See also: pask and påsk

Cornish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), from Aramaic פסחא, from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pesaḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pæːsk]

Proper noun

Pask m

1. Easter

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• Paske, Paskes, Pasche, Pasch, Pasque

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 holy day)
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

• Paske day

Descendants

• English: Pasch (archaic)
• Scots: Pace

References

• “pask(e (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-02.