apóstolo

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See also: apostolo

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-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

Noun

apóstolo m (plural apóstolos)

  1. apostle

References

Portuguese

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apóstolos

Etymology

From Old Galician-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

 

  • Hyphenation: a‧pós‧to‧lo

Noun

apóstolo m (plural apóstolos)

  1. apostle

Further reading

  • apóstolo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913