Pinkster

See also: pinkster

English

Alternative forms

• Pingster
• Pinxter

Etymology

From Dutch Pinkster, Pinksteren, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή (pentēkostḗ). See Pentecost.

Proper noun

Pinkster

1. Whitsuntide

Derived terms

• Pinkster apple
• Pinkster flower
• Pinkster Monday

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “Pinkster”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch pinxter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪŋ(k).stər/
• Hyphenation: Pink‧ster

Proper noun

Pinkster f

1. (now slightly informal) Alternative form of Pinksteren.