Easter
greetings in Romanian
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The
Romanian word for "Easter" is "Paște".
The
Latin etymology "Paschae" caused different forms of the
word in other Latin languages: Italian "Pasqua", French
"Pâques", Portuguese "Pascoa", Romanian "Paște".
The form
"Paște" was considered a
singular form in Romanian; the plural form is "Paști".
The most common greeting in Romanian is: "Paște
fericit" (Happy Easter)
The
expression
"Sărbători
fericite" (Happy Holidays)
used
with this occasion has a more general meaning.
On Easter's days, Romanians use the expression
"Hristos
a înviat!" (Christ has risen)
and get
the response:
"Adevărat
a înviat!" (He has risen indeed)
Did
you know that?
In
Romanian the word "Paște" is
part of a very popular phrase with a different meaning:
"La
Paștele cailor" (at the horses' Easter) – it means
"Never ever".
The word
"Paște" is also part of a plant
name: "Paștele calului"
("the horse's Easter").
Mona
Moldoveanu Pologea, Ph.D. Linguist
Managing
Director ROLANG School
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