# epistola
## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin epistola, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈepistolɑ/, [ˈe̞pis̠ˌto̞lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -olɑ
* Hyphenation: epis‧to‧la

### Noun

epistola
* (biblical) epistle
* (humorous, informal) of any lengthy text or speech

#### Declension

Possessive forms of epistola (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
epistolani
epistolani
accusative
nom.
epistolani
epistolani
gen.
epistolani
genitive
epistolani
epistoloideni epistoloitteni epistolaini $^{rare}$
partitive
epistolaani
epistoloitani
inessive
epistolassani
epistoloissani
elative
epistolastani
epistoloistani
illative
epistolaani
epistoloihini
adessive
epistolallani
epistoloillani
ablative
epistolaltani
epistoloiltani
allative
epistolalleni
epistoloilleni
essive
epistolanani
epistoloinani
translative
epistolakseni
epistoloikseni
abessive
epistolattani
epistoloittani
instructive
comitative
—epistoloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
epistolasi
epistolasi
accusative
nom.
epistolasi
epistolasi
gen.
epistolasi
genitive
epistolasi
epistoloidesi epistoloittesi epistolaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
epistolaasi
epistoloitasi
inessive
epistolassasi
epistoloissasi
elative
epistolastasi
epistoloistasi
illative
epistolaasi
epistoloihisi
adessive
epistolallasi
epistoloillasi
ablative
epistolaltasi
epistoloiltasi
allative
epistolallesi
epistoloillesi
essive
epistolanasi
epistoloinasi
translative
epistolaksesi
epistoloiksesi
abessive
epistolattasi
epistoloittasi
instructive
comitative
—epistoloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
epistolamme
epistolamme
accusative
nom.
epistolamme
epistolamme
gen.
epistolamme
genitive
epistolamme
epistoloidemme epistoloittemme epistolaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
epistolaamme
epistoloitamme
inessive
epistolassamme
epistoloissamme
elative
epistolastamme
epistoloistamme
illative
epistolaamme
epistoloihimme
adessive
epistolallamme
epistoloillamme
ablative
epistolaltamme
epistoloiltamme
allative
epistolallemme
epistoloillemme
essive
epistolanamme
epistoloinamme
translative
epistolaksemme
epistoloiksemme
abessive
epistolattamme
epistoloittamme
instructive
comitative
—epistoloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
epistolanne
epistolanne
accusative
nom.
epistolanne
epistolanne
gen.
epistolanne
genitive
epistolanne
epistoloidenne epistoloittenne epistolainne $^{rare}$
partitive
epistolaanne
epistoloitanne
inessive
epistolassanne
epistoloissanne
elative
epistolastanne
epistoloistanne
illative
epistolaanne
epistoloihinne
adessive
epistolallanne
epistoloillanne
ablative
epistolaltanne
epistoloiltanne
allative
epistolallenne
epistoloillenne
essive
epistolananne
epistoloinanne
translative
epistolaksenne
epistoloiksenne
abessive
epistolattanne
epistoloittanne
instructive
comitative
—epistoloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
epistolansa
epistolansa
accusative
nom.
epistolansa
epistolansa
gen.
epistolansa
genitive
epistolansa
epistoloidensa epistoloittensa epistolainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
epistolaansa
epistoloitaan epistoloitansa
inessive
epistolassaan epistolassansa
epistoloissaan epistoloissansa
elative
epistolastaan epistolastansa
epistoloistaan epistoloistansa
illative
epistolaansa
epistoloihinsa
adessive
epistolallaan epistolallansa
epistoloillaan epistoloillansa
ablative
epistolaltaan epistolaltansa
epistoloiltaan epistoloiltansa
allative
epistolalleen epistolallensa
epistoloilleen epistoloillensa
essive
epistolanaan epistolanansa
epistoloinaan epistoloinansa
translative
epistolakseen epistolaksensa
epistoloikseen epistoloiksensa
abessive
epistolattaan epistolattansa
epistoloittaan epistoloittansa
instructive
comitative
—epistoloineen epistoloinensa :

#### Derived terms

* epistolateksti

### Further reading

* “epistola”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* sotapeli

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin epistola, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ), from ἐπιστέλλω (epistéllō, “I send a message”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “I prepare, send”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɛpɪs.ˈto.la]

### Noun

èpistola (plural epistola-epistola)
* (Christianity) nonstandard spelling of epistel (“epistle”).

### Further reading

* “epistola” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Etymology

From Late Latin epistola, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ).

### Noun

epistola f (plural epistole)
* epistle

#### Related terms

* epistolare
* epistolario

### Anagrams

* ospitale, pelosità, petalosi, pisolate, spoliate

## Latin
### Alternative forms

* epistula

### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ), from ἐπιστέλλω (epistéllō, “I send a message”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “I prepare, send”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /eˈpis.to.la/, [ɛˈpɪs̠t̪ɔɫ̪ä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /eˈpis.to.la/, [eˈpist̪olä]

### Noun

epistola f (genitive epistolae); first declension
* a letter, epistle
* a written imperial decree

#### Declension

First-declension noun.

#### Related terms

* epistulāris

#### Descendants

* Catalan: epístola
* German: Epistel
* Galician: epístola
* Italian: epistola
* Old French: epistre, epistle
** → English: epistle
** French: épître
* Portuguese: epístola
* Romanian: epistolă
* Spanish: epístola
* Walloon: episse
* → French: épistule, épistole
* → Middle English: epistel, epistle (also via Old French)
** English: epistle
* → Old English: pistol
** Middle English: pistel, pistle
*** English: pistle
*** Scots: pistil, pistle
* Middle Dutch: epistele
** Dutch: epistel

### References

* “epistola”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “epistola”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* “epistola”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
* “epistola”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

## Old English
### Noun

epistola m or f
* Alternative form of epistol

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [eˈpistola]

### Noun

epistola f
* definite nominative/accusative singular of epistolă

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin epistula, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /epǐstola/
* Hyphenation: e‧pis‧to‧la

### Noun

epìstola f (Cyrillic spelling епѝстола)
* epistle (literary form)

#### Declension
### References

* “epistola”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish epístola, from Late Latin epistola, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔeˈpistola/ [ʔɛˌpis.t̪oˈla]
* Rhymes: -istola
* Syllabification: e‧pis‧to‧la

### Noun

epístolá (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜎ)
* epistle

#### Related terms

* epistolaryo

### Further reading

* “epistola”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018