Pfingsttag

German

Etymology

Pfingsten +‎ Tag

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈp͡fɪŋstˌtaːk/
  • Hyphenation: Pfingst‧tag
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Noun

Pfingsttag m (strong, genitive Pfingsttages or Pfingsttags, plural Pfingsttage)

  1. (Christianity) Pentecost
    • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Acts 20:16 (with KJV translation)
      Denn Paulus hatte beschlossen, an Ephesus vorüberzuschiffen, daß er nicht müßte in Asien Zeit zubringen; denn er eilte, auf den Pfingsttag zu Jerusalem zu sein, so es ihm möglich wäre.
      For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.

Declension
Declension of Pfingsttag [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Pfingsttag die Pfingsttage
genitive eines des Pfingsttages, Pfingsttags der Pfingsttage
dative einem dem Pfingsttag, Pfingsttage1 den Pfingsttagen
accusative einen den Pfingsttag die Pfingsttage

1Now rare, see notes.

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