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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