apóstolo

See also: apostolo

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese apostolo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), borrowed from Late Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, messenger, one sent forth), from ἀποστέλλω (apostéllō, to send off), from ἀπό (apó, from) + στέλλω (stéllō, to set).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈpɔstɔlo/ [aˈpɔs̺.t̪ɔ.lʊ]
  • Rhymes: -ɔstɔlo
  • Hyphenation: a‧pós‧to‧lo

Noun

apóstolo m (plural apóstolos)

  1. apostle

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese apostolo, apostol, borrowed from Late Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, messenger, one sent forth), from ἀποστέλλω (apostéllō, to send off), from ἀπό (apó, from) + στέλλω (stéllō, to set).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: a‧pós‧to‧lo

Noun

apóstolo m (plural apóstolos)

  1. apostle

Descendants

  • Kannada: ಅಪೋಸ್ತಲನು (apōstalanu)
  • Kariri: Apostroá (Kipeá)

Further reading