apóstolo
See also: apostolo
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old 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): [aˈpɔstʊlʊ]
Noun
apóstolo m (plural apóstolos)
- apostle
Related terms
- apostolado
- apostólico
References
- “apostolo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “apostolo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “apóstolo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “apóstolo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “apóstolo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
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apóstolos
Etymology
From Old 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
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈpɔs.to.lu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aˈpɔʃ.to.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈpɔs.to.lo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈpɔʃ.tu.lu/
- Hyphenation: a‧pós‧to‧lo
Noun
apóstolo m (plural apóstolos)
- apostle
Related terms
- apostolado
- apostólico