apostólico

See also: apostolico

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin apostolicus (“apostolic”), from Ancient Greek ἀποστολικός (apostolikós, “apostolic”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.posˈtɔ.li.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.posˈtɔ.li.ku/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.poʃˈtɔ.li.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.posˈtɔ.li.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.puʃˈtɔ.li.ku/

• Hyphenation: a‧pos‧tó‧li‧co

Adjective

apostólico (feminine apostólica, masculine plural apostólicos, feminine plural apostólicas)

1. (Christianity) apostolic (pertaining to the apostles and their doctrines)

Derived terms

• apostolicamente

Related terms

• apóstolo

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin apostolicus (“apostolic”), from Ancient Greek ἀποστολικός (apostolikós, “apostolic”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aposˈtoliko/ [a.posˈt̪o.li.ko]
• Rhymes: -oliko
• Syllabification: a‧pos‧tó‧li‧co

Adjective

apostólico (feminine apostólica, masculine plural apostólicos, feminine plural apostólicas)

1. (Christianity) apostolic

Derived terms

• apostólicamente

 

Related terms

• apóstol

 

Further reading

• “apostólico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014