apostolstwo

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Old Czech apoštolbor.

Old Polish apostoł

Polish apostoł

Proto-Indo-European *-tusder.

Proto-Slavic *-ьstvo

Old Polish -stwo

Polish -stwo

Polish apostolstwo

From apostoł + -stwo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.pɔsˈtɔl.stfɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔlstfɔ
• Syllabification: a‧pos‧tol‧stwo

Noun

apostolstwo n

1. (religion) apostolate (a group of people that exists for the spreading of religious doctrine)

   Synonym: apostolat

2. (by extension) apostolate (a group of people that exists for the spreading of any idea)

   Synonym: apostolat

Declension

Declension of apostolstwo

	singular
nominative	apostolstwo
genitive	apostolstwa
dative	apostolstwu
accusative	apostolstwo
instrumental	apostolstwem
locative	apostolstwie
vocative	apostolstwo

Related terms

adjective

• apostolski

nouns

• apostolat
• apostoł
• apostołka

verb

• apostołować

Further reading

• “apostolstwo”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “apostolstwo”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)