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apostle
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??p?sl?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??p?s(?)l/
- Rhymes: -?s?l
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French apostle, from Late Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (apóstolos, “one sent forth, apostle”). Merged with Old English apostol, borrowing from the same Latin source.
Noun
apostle (plural apostles)
- A missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle).
- A pioneer or early advocate of a particular cause, prophet of a belief.
- A top-ranking ecclesiastical official in the twelve seat administrative council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- (obsolete, Cambridge slang) A person who is plucked, that is, refused an academic degree.
Synonyms
- disciple
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
See apostil.
Noun
apostle (plural apostles)
- (law) A letter dismissory.
- (law) A note sent to an appeals court presenting the appeal in summary.
- (law) The trial court record sent to an appeal court concerning an appeal.
References
Anagrams
- ale post, eoplast, posetal
Old French
Alternative forms
- apostre
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (apóstolos, “one sent forth, apostle”).
Noun
apostle m (oblique plural apostles, nominative singular apostles, nominative plural apostle)
- apostle
Descendants
- English: apostle
- French: apôtre
- Norman: apôtre
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pupil
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pju?p?l/
- Hyphenation: pu?pil
- Rhymes: -u?p?l
Etymology 1
From Middle English pupille, from Anglo-Norman pupille (“orphan”), from Latin p?pillus (“orphan, minor”), variant of p?pulus (“little boy”), from p?pus (“child, boy”).
Noun
pupil (plural pupils)
- A learner under the supervision of a teacher or professor.
- 1668 December 19, James Dalrymple, “Mr. Alexander Seaton contra Menzies” in The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 575
- The Pupil after his Pupillarity, had granted a Di?charge to one of the Co-tutors, which did extingui?h the whole Debt of that Co-tutor, and con?equently of all the re?t, they being all correi debendi, lyable by one individual Obligation, which cannot be Di?charged as to one, and ?tand as to all the re?t.
- 1668 December 19, James Dalrymple, “Mr. Alexander Seaton contra Menzies” in The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 575
- (law, obsolete) An orphan who is a minor and under the protection of the state.
Usage notes
- A pupil is typically a young person, such as a schoolchild. Older learners, e.g. at university, are generally called students.
Translations
See also
- learnling
Etymology 2
From Middle English pupille, from Old French pupille, from Latin p?pilla (“pupil; little girl, doll”), named because of the small reflected image seen when looking into someone's eye.
Noun
pupil (plural pupils)
- (anatomy) The hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the retina.
- (zoology) The central dark part of an ocellated spot.
Derived terms
- pupilar
- pupilary
- pupillary
Translations
Further reading
- Pupil in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams
- pipul
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin p?pillus. Doublet of pubill.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /pu?pil/
Noun
pupil m (plural pupils, feminine pupil·la)
- orphan
- Synonym: orfe
Further reading
- “pupil” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “pupil” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “pupil” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “pupil” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Etymology
From Latin p?pilla (“little girl”), diminutive of p?pa (“girl”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pupil/, [p?u?p?il?]
Noun
pupil c (singular definite pupillen, plural indefinite pupiller)
- pupil (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
Declension
References
- “pupil” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /py?p?l/
- Hyphenation: pu?pil
- Rhymes: -?l
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch pupille, from Old French pupille, from Latin p?pilla.
Noun
pupil f (plural pupillen, diminutive pupilletje n)
- pupil (aperture of the eye)
- Synonym: oogappel
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Middle French pupille, from Latin p?pillus.
Noun
pupil m (plural pupillen, diminutive pupilletje n)
- (chiefly sports) minor, generally a prepubescent child over the age of 5
- favoured student, protégé
- institutionalised pupil (one who receives an upbringing or education in an institution)
- (archaic) orphan
- Synonym: wees
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from English pupil, from Middle French pupille, from Latin p?pilla (“pupil; little girl, doll”).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /pupel/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /pup?l/
- Rhymes: -upel, -pel, -el
Noun
pupil (Jawi spelling ??????, plural pupil-pupil, informal 1st possessive pupilku, impolite 2nd possessive pupilmu, 3rd possessive pupilnya)
- (anatomy) pupil (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye)
Synonyms
- anak mata / ??? ????
Polish
Etymology
From French pupille, from Latin p?pilla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pu.p?il/
Noun
pupil m pers (diminutive pupilek, feminine pupilka)
- favorite son, favored student, protégé
- (archaic) pupil (learner)
Declension
Derived terms
- (adjective) pupilarny
Further reading
- pupil in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- pupil in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French pupille, from Latin pupillus.
Noun
pupil m (plural pupili)
- pupil
Declension
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