apologia

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See also: apología and apologią

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apología, speech in defense of a position). Doublet of apology.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæp.əˈloʊ.d͡ʒi.ə/
    • (file)

Noun

apologia (plural apologias or apologiae)

  1. A written defense of a position or belief.
    • 1999, Judith Butler, Gender Trouble, Preface:
      Although I've enumerated some of the academic traditions and debates that have animated this book, it is not my purpose to offer a full apologia in these brief pages.
    • 2007 November 4, Stephen L. Carter, “Almost a Gentleman”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
      “Gone With the Wind” was published in 1936, and despite heroic efforts over the last seven decades to transform it into something else, the novel stands as an apologia for the Old South — []
    • 2024 March 16, Chris Power, “Unfinished business”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 11:
      The apologia his [Gabriel García Márquez] sons contribute at the beginning of the book is unconvincing, and their final excuse is particularly hard to swallow: []

Synonyms

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English apologia), ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apología). Contains the suffix -logia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑpoloɡiɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -oɡiɑ
  • Syllabification(key): a‧po‧lo‧gi‧a

Noun

apologia

  1. apologia

Declension

Inflection of apologia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative apologia apologiat
genitive apologian apologioiden
apologioitten
partitive apologiaa apologioita
illative apologiaan apologioihin
singular plural
nominative apologia apologiat
accusative nom. apologia apologiat
gen. apologian
genitive apologian apologioiden
apologioitten
apologiainrare
partitive apologiaa apologioita
inessive apologiassa apologioissa
elative apologiasta apologioista
illative apologiaan apologioihin
adessive apologialla apologioilla
ablative apologialta apologioilta
allative apologialle apologioille
essive apologiana apologioina
translative apologiaksi apologioiksi
abessive apologiatta apologioitta
instructive apologioin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of apologia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative apologiani apologiani
accusative nom. apologiani apologiani
gen. apologiani
genitive apologiani apologioideni
apologioitteni
apologiainirare
partitive apologiaani apologioitani
inessive apologiassani apologioissani
elative apologiastani apologioistani
illative apologiaani apologioihini
adessive apologiallani apologioillani
ablative apologialtani apologioiltani
allative apologialleni apologioilleni
essive apologianani apologioinani
translative apologiakseni apologioikseni
abessive apologiattani apologioittani
instructive
comitative apologioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative apologiasi apologiasi
accusative nom. apologiasi apologiasi
gen. apologiasi
genitive apologiasi apologioidesi
apologioittesi
apologiaisirare
partitive apologiaasi apologioitasi
inessive apologiassasi apologioissasi
elative apologiastasi apologioistasi
illative apologiaasi apologioihisi
adessive apologiallasi apologioillasi
ablative apologialtasi apologioiltasi
allative apologiallesi apologioillesi
essive apologianasi apologioinasi
translative apologiaksesi apologioiksesi
abessive apologiattasi apologioittasi
instructive
comitative apologioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative apologiamme apologiamme
accusative nom. apologiamme apologiamme
gen. apologiamme
genitive apologiamme apologioidemme
apologioittemme
apologiaimmerare
partitive apologiaamme apologioitamme
inessive apologiassamme apologioissamme
elative apologiastamme apologioistamme
illative apologiaamme apologioihimme
adessive apologiallamme apologioillamme
ablative apologialtamme apologioiltamme
allative apologiallemme apologioillemme
essive apologianamme apologioinamme
translative apologiaksemme apologioiksemme
abessive apologiattamme apologioittamme
instructive
comitative apologioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative apologianne apologianne
accusative nom. apologianne apologianne
gen. apologianne
genitive apologianne apologioidenne
apologioittenne
apologiainnerare
partitive apologiaanne apologioitanne
inessive apologiassanne apologioissanne
elative apologiastanne apologioistanne
illative apologiaanne apologioihinne
adessive apologiallanne apologioillanne
ablative apologialtanne apologioiltanne
allative apologiallenne apologioillenne
essive apologiananne apologioinanne
translative apologiaksenne apologioiksenne
abessive apologiattanne apologioittanne
instructive
comitative apologioinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative apologiansa apologiansa
accusative nom. apologiansa apologiansa
gen. apologiansa
genitive apologiansa apologioidensa
apologioittensa
apologiainsarare
partitive apologiaansa apologioitaan
apologioitansa
inessive apologiassaan
apologiassansa
apologioissaan
apologioissansa
elative apologiastaan
apologiastansa
apologioistaan
apologioistansa
illative apologiaansa apologioihinsa
adessive apologiallaan
apologiallansa
apologioillaan
apologioillansa
ablative apologialtaan
apologialtansa
apologioiltaan
apologioiltansa
allative apologialleen
apologiallensa
apologioilleen
apologioillensa
essive apologianaan
apologianansa
apologioinaan
apologioinansa
translative apologiakseen
apologiaksensa
apologioikseen
apologioiksensa
abessive apologiattaan
apologiattansa
apologioittaan
apologioittansa
instructive
comitative apologioineen
apologioinensa

Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology

From Latin apologia (apology), from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apología, a speech made in defense of something). Doublet of apologi.

Pronunciation

Noun

apologia (plural apologia-apologia, first-person possessive apologiaku, second-person possessive apologiamu, third-person possessive apologianya)

  1. confession, disclosure of one's sins
  2. (Catholicism) apology (formal justification, defence)

Related terms

Further reading

Italian

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek +‎ -logia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.po.loˈd͡ʒi.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: a‧po‧lo‧gì‧a

Noun

apologia f (plural apologie)

  1. apology, apologia

Related terms

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apologíā, "a speech made in defense of something").

Pronunciation

Noun

apologia f (genitive apologiae); first declension

  1. a defense, apology

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative apologia apologiae
Genitive apologiae apologiārum
Dative apologiae apologiīs
Accusative apologiam apologiās
Ablative apologiā apologiīs
Vocative apologia apologiae

References

  1. apologia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin apologia, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apología). By surface analysis, apo- +‎ -logia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.pɔˈlɔ.ɡja/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɡja
  • Syllabification: a‧po‧lo‧gia

Noun

apologia f

  1. (literary) apology (defence of some belief)
    Synonym: apologetyka

Declension

Related terms

adjective
nouns
verb

Further reading

  • apologia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • apologia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: a‧po‧lo‧gi‧a

Noun

apologia f (plural apologias)

  1. apology (formal justification, defence)