Good Friday

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• General-American: /ɡʊd fɹaɪːdɛɪ/
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From good (“holy”); compare good tide to refer to Christmas or Shrovetide (e.g. Goodtyde and Gudtyde in some British dialects), Good Wednesday, and the Good Book to refer to the Bible. Earlier called Old English Langa-Friġedæġ (“Long Friday”).

103 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: Goeie Vrydag — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Arabic: الْجُمْعَة الْعَظِيمَة (al-jumʕa al-ʕaẓīma) — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Arabic: جُمْعَة الْآلَام (jumʕat al-ʔālām) — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Aragonese: Viernes Santo — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Armenian: Ավագ ուրբաթ (Avag urbatʻ) — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Basque: Ostiral Santua — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Breton: Gwener-ar-Groaz — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Bulgarian: Разпе́ти пе́тък (Razpéti pétǎk) — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Catalan: Divendres Sant — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Chinese Mandarin: 耶穌受難節 /耶稣受难节 (Yēsū shòunànjié) — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Chinese Mandarin: 耶穌受難日 /耶稣受难日 (Yēsū shòunànrì) — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Chinese Mandarin: 受難節 /受难节 (shòunànjié) — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Czech: Velký pátek — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Danish: langfredag — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Dutch: Goede Vrijdag — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Elfdalian: launggfrjådag — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Esperanto: Sankta Vendredo — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Estonian: suur reede — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Faroese: langafríggjadagur — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Finnish: pitkäperjantai — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• French: vendredi saint — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• West-Frisian: Goedfreed — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Galician: Venres Santo — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Georgian: დიდი პარასკევი (didi ṗarasḳevi) — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Georgian: წითელი პარასკევი (c̣iteli ṗarasḳevi) — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• German: Karfreitag — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• German: Charfreitag — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• German: Hoher Freitag — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• German: Stiller Freitag — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• German: Kafreidag — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Greek: Μεγάλη Παρασκευή (Megáli Paraskeví) — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Greenlandic: tallimanngornersuaq — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Greenlandic: tallimanngortoq tannaartoq — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Hebrew: יום שישי הטוב (yom shishi hatov) — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Hindi: गुड फ़्राइडे (guḍ frāiḍe) — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Hindi: होली फ़्राइडे (holī frāiḍe) — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Hungarian: nagypéntek — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Icelandic: föstudagurinn langi — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Indonesian: Jumat Agung — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Ingrian: Strastnoi Päätetsä — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Irish: Aoine an Chéasta — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Italian: Venerdì Santo — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Japanese: 聖金曜日 (Sei-kinyōbi) — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Japanese: 受難日 (Junanbi) — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Jeju: 우순오리 (usunori) — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Korean: 수난일 (sunanil) — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Korean: 성금요일 (seonggeumyoil) — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Latin: Diēs Passiōnis Dominī — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Latin: Parascēvē — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Latvian: Lielā Piektdiena — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Limburgish: Goje Vriedig — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Lithuanian: Didysis Penktadienis — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Low German: Stillfreedag — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Luxembourgish: Karfreideg — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Malay: Jumaat Agung — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Malayalam: ദുഖഃവെള്ളി (dukhaḥveḷḷi) — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Malayalam: ദുഃഖ വെള്ളി (duḥkha veḷḷi) — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Maltese: Ġimgħa l-Kbira — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Manx: Jeheiney Chaisht — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Navajo: Ndaʼiiníísh Yáʼátʼéehii — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Navajo: Jesus Biʼdiisxínę́ędą́ą́ʼ Bééhániih — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Norman: Lé Véndrédi Saint — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Norwegian Bokmål: langfredag — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Norwegian Nynorsk: langfredag — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Occitan: Venredí Sant — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Old English: Langa-Friġedæġ — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Pennsylvania German: Karfreidaag — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Plautdietsch: Stelle Friedach — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Polish: Wielki Piątek — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Portuguese: Sexta-feira Santa — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Romanian: Vinerea Mare — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Romanian: Vinerea Patimilor — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Romansh: venderdi sontg — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Russian: Страстна́я пя́тница (Strastnája pjátnica) — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Russian: Вели́кая пя́тница (Velíkaja pjátnica) — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Northern Sami: guhkesbearjadat — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Sardinian: Vennerì Santu — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Sardinian: Vennerì de Passione — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Sardinian: Vennerì de Cruce — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Sardinian: Vennerì de Morti — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Sardinian: Vennerì de Is Misterius — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Scottish Gaelic: Dihaoine na Càisge — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Serbo-Croatian: Велики петак — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Serbo-Croatian: Veliki petak — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Slovak: Veľký piatok — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Slovene: Veliki petek — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Lower Sorbian: śichy pětk — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Upper Sorbian: wulki pjatk — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Upper Sorbian: ćichi pjatk — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Spanish: Viernes Santo — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Swahili: Ijumaa Kuu — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Swedish: långfredag — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Tagalog: Biyernes Santo — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Tamil: புனிதவெள்ளி (puṉitaveḷḷi) — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Tamil: பெரியவெள்ளிக்கிழமை (periyaveḷḷikkiḻamai) — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Tokelauan: Aho Maliu — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Tokelauan: Aho Falaile Lelei — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Turkish: Kutsal Cuma — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Ukrainian: Страсна́ п'я́тниця (Strasná pʺjátnycja) — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Vietnamese: Thứ sáu Tuần Thánh — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Walloon: Bon vénrdi — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Welsh: Dydd Gwener y Groglith — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
• Welsh: Gwener y Groglith — The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified