What is the Latin word for easter?

The usual Latin words for “easter” are secundus, tertius, paschālis; also Cereālia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“easter” in Latin

secundussecond tertiusthird paschālisPaschal; of or pertaining to Easter or the Passover CereāliaCerealia (festival celebrated in honour of Ceres)

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

easter

*festi dies paschales (☞ not festum paschale); *Paschalia. The festival of Easter, sollemnia paschalia: Easter-eve, *vigiliae Paschae (Krebs after Heusing. says Pascha, -ae, not -atis). On Easter Monday, Tuesday, etc., secundis, tertiis, etc., Paschalibus (so Krebs recommends, because the Romans said secundis, etc., Cerealibus,” on the second day of the Cerealia”): Easter-week, *tempus Paschale. The Easter-fair, *mercatus post dies Paschales institutus.

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What is the Latin word for easter?: The usual Latin words for “easter” are secundus, tertius, paschālis; also Cereālia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.