apostolo

Borrowed from Spanish apóstolo, from Late Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “messenger, one sent forth”).

• IPA^(key): [ápoʃˈtóːlóʔ]

apostolo anim (plural apostolomeh)

1. (Christianity) (he is) an apostle; one of the Twelve Apostles.

• discipulo

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• IPA^(key): /aposˈtolo/
• Rhymes: -olo
• Hyphenation: a‧pos‧to‧lo

apostolo (accusative singular apostolon, plural apostoloj, accusative plural apostolojn)

1. (Christianity) Apostle
2. apostle (missionary or pioneer)

From Late Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “messenger, one sent forth”), from ἀποστέλλω (apostéllō, “I send off”), from ἀπό (apó, “from”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “I set”).

• IPA^(key): /aˈpɔs.to.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɔstolo
• Hyphenation: a‧pò‧sto‧lo

apostolo m (plural apostoli)

1. Apostle
2. apostle (missionary or pioneer)

• apostolato
• apostolico

• apostolo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• apostolo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

apostolō

1. dative/ablative singular of apostolus