Pfingsten

Borrowed from German Pfingsten.

Pfingsten (plural Pfingstens)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pfingsten is the 34390^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 659 individuals. Pfingsten is most common among White (95.75%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pfingsten”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

From Middle High German phingesten, from Old High German [Term?], from Late Latin pentēcostē, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή (pentēkostḗ). Cognate with Hunsrik Pingste.

• (standard) IPA^(key): /pfɪŋstən/, /pfɪŋstn̩/
• (often, in northern and central Germany) IPA^(key): /fɪŋstən/, /fɪŋstn̩/

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Pfingsten n (strong, genitive Pfingsten, plural Pfingsten)

1. Pentecost

• pfingstlich

• “Pfingsten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Pfingsten” in Duden online