adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
apostolicus1
apostolicus (feminine apostolica, neuter apostolicum)
Classical[a.pɔsˈtɔ.lɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.posˈtɔː.li.kus]
Meaning
- adjectiveOf or pertaining to an apostle; apostolic.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | apostolicus | apostolica | apostolicum |
| genitive | apostolicī | apostolicae | apostolicī |
| dative | apostolicō | apostolicae | apostolicō |
| accusative | apostolicum | apostolicam | apostolicum |
| ablative | apostolicō | apostolicā | apostolicō |
| vocative | apostolice | apostolica | apostolicum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | apostolicī | apostolicae | apostolica |
| genitive | apostolicōrum | apostolicārum | apostolicōrum |
| dative | apostolicīs | apostolicīs | apostolicīs |
| accusative | apostolicōs | apostolicās | apostolica |
| ablative | apostolicīs | apostolicīs | apostolicīs |
| vocative | apostolicī | apostolicae | apostolica |
ăpostŏlĭcus, a, um, adj., = ἀποστολικος,
I. relating to an apostle, apostolic (eccl. Lat.):
aetas, Tert. Praescr. adv. Haer. 32: doctrina, id. ib.—Hence, ăpostŏlĭci, ōrum, m., the pupils and friends of the Apostles, Tert. Praescr. adv. Haer 32; the name of a Christian sect, Isid. 8, 5, p. 257 Lind. alOrigins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀποστολικός (apostolikós, “apostolic”).
Descendants
- Catalanapostòlic
- Englishapostolic
- Frenchapostolique
- Germanapostolisch
- Italianapostolico
- Portugueseapostólico
- Romanianapostolic
- Spanishapostólico
- Indonesianapostolikfrom Dutch aposotoliek
- Dutchapostolisch
In English words that came into English from apostolicus
- apostolicapostolicus