Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, one sent forth, apostle).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈapɔstɔɫ]
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Noun edit

апостол (apostolm (relational adjective апостолски)

  1. apostle

Declension edit

Russian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic апостолъ (apostolŭ), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πόστολος (apóstolos), from ἀποστέλλω (apostéllō, I send off), from ἀπό- (apó-, from) and στέλλω (stéllō, I set).[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

апо́стол (apóstolm anim (genitive апо́стола, nominative plural апо́столы, genitive plural апо́столов)

  1. apostle

Declension edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Ingrian: aposteli

References edit

  1. ^ Shansky, N. M. (1963) “апостол”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, number 1 (А), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 129
  2. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “апостол”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ǎpostol/
  • Hyphenation: а‧по‧стол

Noun edit

а̀постол m (Latin spelling àpostol)

  1. apostle

Declension edit

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic апостолъ (apostolŭ), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πόστολος (apóstolos), from ἀποστέλλω (apostéllō, I send off), from ἀπό- (apó-, from) and στέλλω (stéllō, I set).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

апо́стол (apóstolm pers (genitive апо́стола, nominative plural апо́столи, genitive plural апо́столів, relational adjective апо́стольський or апо́столівський)

  1. Apostle
  2. apostle

Declension edit

References edit

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “апостол”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 80

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