apôtre

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See also: apostre

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French apostre (c. 1180), apostle (c. 1100), borrowed from Late Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, one sent forth, apostle).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /a.potʁ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -otʁ

Noun[edit]

apôtre m (plural apôtres, feminine apôtresse)

  1. apostle

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Etymology[edit]

From Old French apostle, apostre, borrowed from Late Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, one sent forth, apostle).

Noun[edit]

apôtre m (plural apôtres)

  1. (Jersey, Christianity) apostle