epistola
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin epistola, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈepistolɑ/, [ˈe̞pis̠ˌt̪o̞lɑ]
- Rhymes: -olɑ
- Syllabification(key): e‧pis‧to‧la
Noun
epistola
- (biblical) epistle
- (humorous, informal) of any lengthy text or speech
Declension
| Inflection of epistola (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | epistola | epistolat | |
| genitive | epistolan | epistoloiden epistoloitten | |
| partitive | epistolaa | epistoloita | |
| illative | epistolaan | epistoloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | epistola | epistolat | |
| accusative | nom. | epistola | epistolat |
| gen. | epistolan | ||
| genitive | epistolan | epistoloiden epistoloitten epistolainrare | |
| partitive | epistolaa | epistoloita | |
| inessive | epistolassa | epistoloissa | |
| elative | epistolasta | epistoloista | |
| illative | epistolaan | epistoloihin | |
| adessive | epistolalla | epistoloilla | |
| ablative | epistolalta | epistoloilta | |
| allative | epistolalle | epistoloille | |
| essive | epistolana | epistoloina | |
| translative | epistolaksi | epistoloiksi | |
| instructive | — | epistoloin | |
| abessive | epistolatta | epistoloitta | |
| comitative | — | epistoloineen | |
| Possessive forms of epistola (type kulkija) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | epistolani | epistolamme |
| 2nd person | epistolasi | epistolanne |
| 3rd person | epistolansa | |
Anagrams
- sotapeli
Indonesian
Etymology
Learned borrowing 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): [ɛpɪs.ˈto.la]
Noun
èpistola (first-person possessive epistolaku, second-person possessive epistolamu, third-person possessive epistolanya)
- (Christianity) nonstandard spelling of epistel (“epistle”).
Further reading
- “epistola” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin epistola, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ).
Noun
epistola f (plural epistole)
- epistle
Related terms
- epistolare
- epistolario
Anagrams
- ospitale, pelosità, petalosi, pisolate, spoliate
Latin
Alternative forms
- epistula
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ), from ἐπιστέλλω (epistéllō, “I send a message”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “I prepare, send”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /eˈpis.to.la/, [ɛˈpɪs̠t̪ɔɫ̪ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈpis.to.la/, [eˈpist̪olä]
Noun
epistola f (genitive epistolae); first declension
- a letter, epistle
- a written imperial decree
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | epistola | epistolae |
| Genitive | epistolae | epistolārum |
| Dative | epistolae | epistolīs |
| Accusative | epistolam | epistolās |
| Ablative | epistolā | epistolīs |
| Vocative | epistola | epistolae |
Related terms
- epistulāris
Descendants
- Catalan: epístola
- English: epistle
- French: épître
- German: Epistel
- Galician: epístola
- Italian: epistola
- Portuguese: epístola
- Romanian: epistolă
- Spanish: epístola
References
- “epistola”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “epistola”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “epistola”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “epistola”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [eˈpistola]
Noun
epistola f
- definite nominative/accusative singular of epistolă
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin epistula, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /epǐstola/
- Hyphenation: e‧pis‧to‧la
Noun
epìstola f (Cyrillic spelling епѝстола)
- epistle (literary form)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | epistola | epistole |
| genitive | epistole | epistola |
| dative | epistoli | epistolama |
| accusative | epistolu | epistole |
| vocative | epistolo | epistole |
| locative | epistoli | epistolama |
| instrumental | epistolom | epistolama |
References
- “epistola” in Hrvatski jezični portal