Pasg

See also: PASG

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh Pasc, from Proto-Brythonic *Pask, a borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), from Aramaic פסחא (pasḥa), from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pesaḥ). Cognate with Cornish Pask, Breton Pask, Irish Cáisc.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Pasg m

  1. Easter
    Yfory yw Pasg! ― Tomorrow is Easter!
  2. Passover
    Synonym: Pesach

Usage notes

  • Pasg is often seen with the definite article:
    Cwningen y Pasg / Bwni'r Pasg ― Easter rabbit / Easter bunny

Derived terms

  • blodyn y Pasg (“pasque-flower”)
  • Bwni'r Pasg (“Easter bunny”)
  • Cwningen y Pasg (“Easter rabbit”)
  • lili'r Pasg (“calla lily”)
  • wy'r Pasg (“Easter egg”)
  • Ynys y Pasg (“Easter Island”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Pasg
radical soft nasal aspirate
Pasg Basg Mhasg Phasg

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “Easter”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “Pasg”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “Pasg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.