epistola

See also: epístola and epistolă

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈepistolɑ/, [ˈe̞pis̠ˌto̞lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -olɑ
• Syllabification^(key): e‧pis‧to‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): epis‧to‧la

Noun

epistola

1. (biblical) epistle
2. (humorous, informal) of any lengthy text or speech

Declension

Inflection of epistola (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		epistola	epistolat
genitive		epistolan	epistoloiden epistoloitten
partitive		epistolaa	epistoloita
illative		epistolaan	epistoloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		epistola	epistolat
accusative	nom.	epistola	epistolat
	gen.	epistolan
genitive		epistolan	epistoloiden epistoloitten epistolain rare
partitive		epistolaa	epistoloita
inessive		epistolassa	epistoloissa
elative		epistolasta	epistoloista
illative		epistolaan	epistoloihin
adessive		epistolalla	epistoloilla
ablative		epistolalta	epistoloilta
allative		epistolalle	epistoloille
essive		epistolana	epistoloina
translative		epistolaksi	epistoloiksi
abessive		epistolatta	epistoloitta
instructive		—	epistoloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of epistola (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative epistolani epistolani accusative nom. epistolani epistolani gen. epistolani genitive epistolani epistoloideni epistoloitteni epistolaini rare partitive epistolaani epistoloitani inessive epistolassani epistoloissani elative epistolastani epistoloistani illative epistolaani epistoloihini adessive epistolallani epistoloillani ablative epistolaltani epistoloiltani allative epistolalleni epistoloilleni essive epistolanani epistoloinani translative epistolakseni epistoloikseni abessive epistolattani epistoloittani instructive — — comitative — epistoloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative epistolasi epistolasi accusative nom. epistolasi epistolasi gen. epistolasi genitive epistolasi epistoloidesi epistoloittesi epistolaisi rare partitive epistolaasi epistoloitasi inessive epistolassasi epistoloissasi elative epistolastasi epistoloistasi illative epistolaasi epistoloihisi adessive epistolallasi epistoloillasi ablative epistolaltasi epistoloiltasi allative epistolallesi epistoloillesi essive epistolanasi epistoloinasi translative epistolaksesi epistoloiksesi abessive epistolattasi epistoloittasi instructive — — comitative — epistoloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative epistolamme epistolamme accusative nom. epistolamme epistolamme gen. epistolamme genitive epistolamme epistoloidemme epistoloittemme epistolaimme rare partitive epistolaamme epistoloitamme inessive epistolassamme epistoloissamme elative epistolastamme epistoloistamme illative epistolaamme epistoloihimme adessive epistolallamme epistoloillamme ablative epistolaltamme epistoloiltamme allative epistolallemme epistoloillemme essive epistolanamme epistoloinamme translative epistolaksemme epistoloiksemme abessive epistolattamme epistoloittamme instructive — — comitative — epistoloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative epistolanne epistolanne accusative nom. epistolanne epistolanne gen. epistolanne genitive epistolanne epistoloidenne epistoloittenne epistolainne rare partitive epistolaanne epistoloitanne inessive epistolassanne epistoloissanne elative epistolastanne epistoloistanne illative epistolaanne epistoloihinne adessive epistolallanne epistoloillanne ablative epistolaltanne epistoloiltanne allative epistolallenne epistoloillenne essive epistolananne epistoloinanne translative epistolaksenne epistoloiksenne abessive epistolattanne epistoloittanne instructive — — comitative — epistoloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative epistolansa epistolansa accusative nom. epistolansa epistolansa gen. epistolansa genitive epistolansa epistoloidensa epistoloittensa epistolainsa rare partitive epistolaansa epistoloitaan epistoloitansa inessive epistolassaan epistolassansa epistoloissaan epistoloissansa elative epistolastaan epistolastansa epistoloistaan epistoloistansa illative epistolaansa epistoloihinsa adessive epistolallaan epistolallansa epistoloillaan epistoloillansa ablative epistolaltaan epistolaltansa epistoloiltaan epistoloiltansa allative epistolalleen epistolallensa epistoloilleen epistoloillensa essive epistolanaan epistolanansa epistoloinaan epistoloinansa translative epistolakseen epistolaksensa epistoloikseen epistoloiksensa abessive epistolattaan epistolattansa epistoloittaan epistoloittansa instructive — — comitative — epistoloineen epistoloinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• epistolateksti

Further reading

• “epistola”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• sotapeli

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin epistola, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ), from ἐπιστέλλω (epistéllō, “I send a message”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “I prepare, send”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛpɪs.ˈto.la]

Noun

èpistola (plural epistola-epistola)

1. (Christianity) nonstandard spelling of epistel (“epistle”)

Further reading

• “epistola”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Etymology

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

Noun

epistola f (plural epistole)

1. epistle

Related terms

• epistolare
• epistolario

Anagrams

• ospitale, pelosità, petalosi, pisolate, spoliate

Latin

Alternative forms

• epistula

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ), from ἐπιστέλλω (epistéllō, “I send a message”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “I prepare, send”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɛˈpɪs.tɔ.ɫa]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [eˈpis.to.la]

Noun

epistola f (genitive epistolae); first declension

1. a letter, epistle
2. a written imperial decree

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	epistola	epistolae
genitive	epistolae	epistolārum
dative	epistolae	epistolīs
accusative	epistolam	epistolās
ablative	epistolā	epistolīs
vocative	epistola	epistolae

Related terms

• epistulāris

Descendants

• Catalan: epístola
• German: Epistel
• Galician: epístola
• Italian: epistola
• Old French: epistre, epistle
  • → English: epistle
  • French: épître
• Portuguese: epístola
• Romanian: epistolă
• Spanish: epístola
• Walloon: episse
• → French: épistule, épistole
• → Middle English: epistel, epistle (also via Old French)
  • English: epistle
• → Old English: pistol
  • Middle English: pistel, pistle
    • English: pistle
    • Scots: pistil, pistle
• Middle Dutch: epistele
  • Dutch: epistel

References

• “epistola”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “epistola”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “epistola”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “epistola”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Old English

Noun

epistola m or f

1. alternative form of epistol

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eˈpistola]

Noun

epistola f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of epistolă

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /epǐstola/
• Hyphenation: e‧pis‧to‧la

Noun

epìstola f (Cyrillic spelling епѝстола)

1. epistle (literary form)

Declension

Declension of epistola

	singular	plural
nominative	epistola	epistole
genitive	epistole	epistola
dative	epistoli	epistolama
accusative	epistolu	epistole
vocative	epistolo	epistole
locative	epistoli	epistolama
instrumental	epistolom	epistolama

References

• “epistola”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔeˈpistola/ [ʔɛˌpis.t̪oˈla]
• Rhymes: -istola
• Syllabification: e‧pis‧to‧la

Noun

epístolá (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜎ)

1. epistle

Related terms

• epistolaryo

Further reading

• “epistola”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.