epistel
See also: Epistel
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch epistele, from Latin epistola, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ), from ἐπιστέλλω (epistéllō, “I send a message”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “I prepare, send”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌeːˈpɪs.təl/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: epis‧tel
- Rhymes: -ɪstəl
Noun
epistel n or m (plural epistels, diminutive episteltje n)
- epistle; a literary composition in the form of a letter
- (Christianity) epistle; one of the letters included as a book of the New Testament.
- Synonym: zendbrief
Related terms
- epistolair
Descendants
- → Indonesian: epistel
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch epistel, from Latin epistola, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ), from ἐπιστέλλω (epistéllō, “I send a message”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “I prepare, send”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛpɪs.təl]
- Hyphenation: èpis‧têl
Noun
èpistêl (first-person possessive epistelku, second-person possessive epistelmu, third-person possessive epistelnya)
- (Christianity) epistle, one of the letters included as a book of the New Testament.
Alternative forms
- epistola
Further reading
- “epistel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Swedish
Noun
epistel c
- epistle; a literary composition in the form of a letter
- (Christianity) epistle; one of the letters included as a book of the New Testament.
Declension
| Declension of epistel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | epistel | episteln | epistlar | epistlarna |
| Genitive | epistels | epistelns | epistlars | epistlarnas |