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Pascha
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pascha paschą Paschą
English
Alternative forms
en pascha
Etymology
From en la pascha Passover, from en grc πάσχα Passover, from en arc פַּסְחָא paskha Hebr, from en he פֶּסַח pésakh Hebr. en Pasch paska paskha Pesach.
Noun
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Passover (biblical, Israelite, Jewish, or Christian Passover; this term also includes Quartodeciman Passover, observed on Nisan 14, especially by Christians in Asia Minor)
Easter, the most important Christian religious holy day or feast.
en Oriental Orthodoxy Orthodox Christian church services during the week succeeding Easter.
Derived terms
de Kyriopascha
en Paschal, en paschal
en crucifixional Pascha / crucifixional pascha Ancient Greek: πάσχα σταυρώσιμον
en resurrectional Pascha / resurrectional pascha Ancient Greek: πάσχα ἀναστάσιμον
Adjective
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en attributive Oriental Orthodoxy Pertaining to either Passover or Easter (Pascha is an ambiguous term and its meaning depends on context).
en In the Orthodox Christian church, Pascha week is the week succeeding Easter.
Synonyms
en Paschal, en paschal
Derived terms
en Pascha egg
Anagrams
en aachps Chapas pachas scapha
en Easter
German
Etymology 1
de ota پاشا tr paşa.
Pronunciation
de /ˈpaʃa/
de De-Pascha.ogg
Noun
m,s:-,s:-
de historical pasha high-ranking Turkish military officer
de 1910 Aus meinem Leben w:August Bebel https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12267/pg12267.html 1 Wie Gablenz seine Aufgabe auffaßte, zeigt seine Aeußerung: „Ich werde die bestehenden Landesgesetze beachten, damit kein Holsteiner bei meinem eventuellen Wegziehen von hier sagen kann, ich habe rechtlos regiert. Ich will hier im Lande nicht als türkischer Pascha regieren.“
de figurative colloquial derogatory a patriarch, male chauvinist, who expects to be served by his wife or other females in the household
de Wenn du meinst, du kannst hier den Pascha spielen, während ich für dich koche und dir das Bier ans Sofa bringe, dann hast du dich aber geschnitten. If you think you can be the lord and master around here, while I cook for you and bring you your beer to the sofa, you have another think coming.
Declension
m,s:-,s:-
Etymology 2
de :bor la:pascha
From de la pascha.
Pronunciation
de /ˈpaʃa/ also, but all less common /ˈpasʃa/ /ˈpasça/ /ˈpasxa/ /ˈpaska/
de De-Pascha.ogg
Noun
n,s:-.sg
en Pascha, Passover feast
de Paschafest Passa Passah
Related terms
de Paschalamm
de Pascha-Mysterium
Further reading
Pascha_Titel_Beamter_Chauvinist
Pascha_Fest_Lamm
de Turkey Military Bible Judaism
Polish
pl:
Etymology
pl la-ecc pascha, from pl grc πάσχα, from pl arc פַּסְחָא paskha Hebr, from pl he פֶּסַח pésakh Hebr. pl pascha Pesach.
Pronunciation
LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-Pascha.wav pascha
Proper noun
f
pl Judaism en Pascha Passover
pl Pesach Święto Przaśników
pl Oriental Orthodoxy en Pascha Easter
Declension
<f.sg>
Derived terms
pl adjective paschalny
Related terms
pl nouns pascha Pesach
Further reading
pl Easter Holidays