noun · neutervariously declined, first declension, third declension
pascha
pascha n or f (genitive paschae or paschatis or paschatos)
Classical[ˈpas.kʰa]Ecclesiastical[ˈpas.ka]
Meaning
- Pascha / Passover or Easter
- the Paschal Lamb
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
diēs fēstus IūdaeōrumPascha (n) — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 24 and Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 20
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pascha | pascha paschae, paschata |
| genitive | paschae paschatis, paschatos | paschārum paschatum |
| dative | paschae paschatī | paschīs paschatibus |
| accusative | pascha pascham | pascha paschās, paschata |
| ablative | paschā paschate | paschīs paschatibus |
| vocative | pascha | pascha paschae, paschata |
pascha, ae, f., and ătis, n., = πάσχα (Hebr. ).
I. The feast of the Passover, Easter:
sollennibus Paschae, Tert. ad Uxor. 2, 4: lege dedit pascham, id. in Carm. adv. Marc. 2, 80: pascharum dies, Symm. Ep. 10, 77: dominicum pascha celebrare, Hier. Ep. 96, n. 20: post sanctum pascha, Aus. Ep. 10, 17: paschate vicino, Hier. in Matt. 26, 3: per tria paschata, id. in Dan. 9, 24.— Origins
From Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha, “Passover”), from Aramaic פַּסְחָא (pasḥā), from Biblical Hebrew פֶּסַח (pésaḥ).
Elsewhere
- ItalianPasqua
- SardinianPasa
- EnglishPascha
- CorsicanPasqua
- Dalmatianpuoscua
- Dalmatianpuasc
- Emilianpâscua
- EmilianPasqua
- LombardPasqua
- NeapolitanPasca
Eastern Romance
- RomanianPaști
- RomanianPaște
- AromanianPashti
- AromanianPashte
- AromanianPaști
Old Occitan
- CatalanPasqua
- OccitanPasqua
Old Galician-Portuguese
- PortuguesePáscoa
- GalicianPascua
Old Spanish
- Spanishpascua
Old Leonese
- Asturianpascua
Rhaeto-Romance
- FriulianPasche
- RomanshPasca
- RomanshPasqua
Old Frisian
- North FrisianPuask
- West FrisianPeaske