apostolus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “one who is sent”; “messenger”, “envoy”, “ambassador”; “Apostle”).

Pronunciation

Noun

apostolus m (genitive apostolī); second declension

  1. a notice sent to a higher tribunal or judge
  2. Apostle

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative apostolus apostolī
genitive apostolī apostolōrum
dative apostolō apostolīs
accusative apostolum apostolōs
ablative apostolō apostolīs
vocative apostole apostolī

Descendants

References

  • “apostolus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • "apostolus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • apostolus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • apostolus in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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