epístola

See also: epistola

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin epistola, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əˈpis.tu.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˈpis.to.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eˈpis.to.la]

Noun

epístola f (plural epístoles)

1. (Christianity) epistle (book of the New Testament)

Further reading

• “epístola” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “epístola”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “epístola” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “epístola” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Ladino

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin epistola, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ).

Noun

epístola f (Latin spelling, plural epístolas)

1. epistle

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin epistola, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈpis.to.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈpis.to.lɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /eˈpiʃ.to.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈpis.to.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈpiʃ.tu.lɐ/

• Hyphenation: e‧pís‧to‧la

Noun

epístola f (plural epístolas)

1. (Christianity) epistle (book of the New Testament)

Further reading

• “epístola”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin epistola, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈpistola/ [eˈpis.t̪o.la]
• Rhymes: -istola
• Syllabification: e‧pís‧to‧la

Noun

epístola f (plural epístolas)

1. epistle

Related terms

• epistolar

 

Further reading

• “epístola”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28