epístola
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== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Late Latin epistola, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central) [əˈpis.tu.lə]
IPA(key): (Balearic) [əˈpis.to.lə]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [eˈpis.to.la]
=== Noun ===
epístola f (plural epístoles)
(Christianity) epistle (book of the New Testament)
=== Further reading ===
“epístola”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
“epístola”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“epístola” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“epístola” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
== Ladino ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Late Latin epistola, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ).
=== Noun ===
epístola f (plural epístolas)
epistle
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Late Latin epistola, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ).
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: e‧pís‧to‧la
=== Noun ===
epístola f (plural epístolas)
(Christianity) epistle (book of the New Testament)
=== Further reading ===
“epístola”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“epístola”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Late Latin epistola, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /eˈpistola/ [eˈpis.t̪o.la]
Rhymes: -istola
Syllabification: e‧pís‧to‧la
=== Noun ===
epístola f (plural epístolas)
epistle
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“epístola”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025