abstol

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

ostal

Etymology

From Old Irish apstal, from Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “one sent forth, apostle”).

Noun

abstol m (genitive singular abstoil, plural abstolan or abstoil)

(Christianity) apostle

Derived terms

Leabhar Ghnìomharan nan Abstol m (“The Book of the Acts of the Apostles”)

References

Edward Dwelly (1911) “abstol”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

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