Pentecosta

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin pentēcostē, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή (pentēkostḗ, “fiftieth”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pən.təˈkɔs.tə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [pen.teˈkɔs.ta]

Noun

Pentecosta f (plural Pentecostes)

(Judaism) Pentecost; Shavuot
(Christianity) Pentecost; Whitsunday

Synonyms

(Christianity): Pasqua (usually qualified to disambiguate from Easter): Pasqua de Pentecosta, Pasqua Granada, segona Pasqua

Further reading

“Pentecosta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“Pentecosta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“Pentecosta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“Pentecosta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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