English Explanatory Dictionary

Eastertime

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The time during which Easter takes place; the Easter season.
  2. Eastertide, a portion of that season or one that overlaps with it and extends past it.

Word forms

Eastertime Eastertimes Easter time

Etymology

Etymology tree English Easter Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time English Eastertime From Easter + time.

Translations

Dutch: paastijd Greek: Πασχαλιά
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