Polyglot Dictionary

Apostel

/aˈpɔstl̩/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Apostel

Meaning

  1. apostle

    • Petrus war einer der zwölf Apostel.

      Peter was one of the twelve apostles.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

apóstol

apóstol is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "apostle."

Practice

1 What does Apostel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Petrus war einer der zwölf ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Apostel?

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