Pfingsten
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Pfingsten.
Proper noun
Pfingsten (plural Pfingstens)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Pfingsten is the 34390th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 659 individuals. Pfingsten is most common among White (95.75%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pfingsten”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German phingesten, from Old High German [Term?], from Late Latin pentēcostē, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή (pentēkostḗ). Cognate with Hunsrik Pingste.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pfɪŋstən/, /pfɪŋstn̩/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /fɪŋstən/, /fɪŋstn̩/ (often, in northern and central Germany)
Audio (Austria) (file)
Noun
Pfingsten n (strong, genitive Pfingsten, plural Pfingsten)
- Pentecost
Derived terms
- pfingstlich
Related terms
- Pfingstabend
- Pfingstbewegung
- Pfingstbrauch
- Pfingstfeiertag
- Pfingstfest
- Pfingstfeuer
- Pfingstgottesdienst
- Pfingstkirchler
- Pfingstler
- pfingstlerisch
- Pfingstmontag
- Pfingstnelke
- Pfingstochse
- Pfingstpartie
- Pfingstpredigt
- Pfingstrose
- Pfingstsonnabend
- Pfingstsonntag
- Pfingsttreffen
- Pfingstverkehr
- Pfingstwoche
- Pfingstwochenende
- Pfingstzeit
Further reading
- “Pfingsten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Pfingsten” in Duden online