𐌰𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌿𐍃

𐌰𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌿𐍃

Gothic

Alternative forms

• 𐌰𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌻𐌿𐍃 (apaustulus) (a spelling variant or scribal error, it is only attested twice: in acc. singular and acc. plural)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos).

Noun

𐌰𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌿𐍃 • (apaustaulus) m

1. (Christianity) apostle

Declension

The declension of this noun was a mix between u-stem and i-stem endings.

Loanword; irregular/mixed declension
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌰𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌿𐍃 apaustaulus	𐌰𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃 apaustauleis
Vocative	—	—
Accusative	*𐌰𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌿 *apaustaulu	𐌰𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌿𐌽𐍃 apaustauluns
Genitive	*𐌰𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃 *apaustaulaus	𐌰𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌴 apaustaulē
Dative	*𐌰𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌿 *apaustaulau	𐌰𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌿𐌼 apaustaulum

Derived terms

• 𐌰𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌴𐌹 (apaustaulei)
• 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌰𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌿𐍃 (galiugaapaustaulus)