Pfingsten in German

IPA: /pfɪŋstən/ [standard], /pfɪŋstn̩/ [standard], /fɪŋstən/ [often] (note: in northern and central Germany), /fɪŋstn̩/ [often] (note: in northern and central Germany) Audio: De-Pfingsten.ogg

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Forms: Pfingsten [genitive], Pfingsten [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Middle High German phingesten, from Late Latin pentēcostē, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή (pentēkostḗ). The Old High German form fimfchusti is a partial calque of the Ancient Greek term, with πεντη- (pentē-) replaced by fimf (“five”). Cognate with Hunsrik Pingste and Dutch Pinksteren. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|phingesten}} Middle High German phingesten, {{der|de|la-lat|pentēcostē}} Late Latin pentēcostē, {{der|de|grc|πεντηκοστή}} Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή (pentēkostḗ), {{cog|goh|-}} Old High German, {{cog|hrx|Pingste}} Hunsrik Pingste, {{cog|nl|Pinksteren}} Dutch Pinksteren Head templates: {{de-noun|n,-}} Pfingsten n (strong, genitive Pfingsten, plural Pfingsten)

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        },
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        {
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        },
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        },
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        },
        {
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        },
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          "word": "Pfingstsonnabend"
        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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    },
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    {
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "Pfingstsonntag"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pfingsttreffen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pfingstverkehr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pfingstwoche"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pfingstwochenende"
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"Pfingsten" meaning in German

Noun