apologeticus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπολογητικός (apologētikós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.po.loˈɡeː.ti.kus/, [äpɔɫ̪ɔˈɡeːt̪ɪkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.po.loˈd͡ʒe.ti.kus/, [äpoloˈd͡ʒɛːt̪ikus]

Adjective

apologēticus (feminine apologētica, neuter apologēticum); first/second-declension adjective

1. apologetic

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	apologēticus	apologētica	apologēticum		apologēticī	apologēticae	apologētica
Genitive	apologēticī	apologēticae	apologēticī		apologēticōrum	apologēticārum	apologēticōrum
Dative	apologēticō		apologēticō		apologēticīs
Accusative	apologēticum	apologēticam	apologēticum		apologēticōs	apologēticās	apologētica
Ablative	apologēticō	apologēticā	apologēticō		apologēticīs
Vocative	apologētice	apologētica	apologēticum		apologēticī	apologēticae	apologētica

Descendants

Descendants of apologeticus

• Catalan: apologètic
• French: apologétique
  • → English: apologetic
  • →⇒ Finnish: apologeettinen
  • → Romanian: apologetic
• Galician: apoloxético
• Italian: apologetico
• Portuguese: apologético
• Spanish: apologético
• → Dutch: apologetisch
• → German: apologetisch

References

• “apologeticus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• apologeticus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• apologeticus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016