Pasch

See also: pasch

English

Alternative forms

• pasch

Etymology

From Middle English Pask, Paske, Paskes, from Old French pasches (modern French Pâques), from Ecclesiastical Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), from Aramaic פַּסְחָא (pasḥā), from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pésaḥ). Doublet of Pascha, paskha, and Pesach.

Pronunciation

• enPR: păsk, päsk; IPA^(key): /pæsk/, /pɑːsk/
• Rhymes: -æsk

Noun

Pasch (plural Paschs)

1. (archaic) Passover
2. (archaic) Easter

Derived terms

• Pasch egg

Anagrams

• CHAPS, chaps

German

Etymology

From the earlier dialectal paschendise, from French passe-dix (“passage”), name of a game of chance using dice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paʃ/

• Audio

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Noun

Pasch m (strong, genitive Pasches or Paschs, plural Pasche or Päsche)

1. (dice games) doubles, doublets

Declension

Declension of Pasch [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pasch	die	Pasche, Päsche
genitive	eines	des	Pasches, Paschs	der	Pasche, Päsche
dative	einem	dem	Pasch, Pasche1	den	Paschen, Päschen
accusative	einen	den	Pasch	die	Pasche, Päsche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Pasch” in Duden online
• passe-dix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Middle English

Proper noun

Pasch

1. Alternative form of Pask