pinse
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pensə/, [ˈpʰensə]
Noun
pinse c (singular definite pinsen, not used in plural form)
- Pentecost (Christian festival)
Further reading
Italian
Verb
pinse
- third-person singular past historic of pingere
Anagrams
- pensi, spine
Latin
Participle
pīnse
- vocative masculine singular of pīnsus
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Possibly from Middle Low German or German Low German pinxten
Noun
pinse f or m (definite singular pinsa or pinsen, indefinite plural pinser, definite plural pinsene)
- Whitsun or Pentecost (Christian festival seven weeks after Easter)
References
- “pinse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- pins
Etymology
Possibly from Middle Low German or German Low German pinxten
Noun
pinse f (definite singular pinsa, indefinite plural pinser, definite plural pinsene)
pinse m (definite singular pinsen, indefinite plural pinsar, definite plural pinsane)
- Whitsun or Pentecost (Christian festival seven weeks after Easter)
References
- “pinse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 硼砂 (phêng-se, “borax”).
Noun
pinse
- borax; sodium borate (used in traditional medicine)