LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

apogēus

apogēus (feminine apogēa, neuter apogēum)
Classical[a.pɔˈɡeː.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.poˈd͡ʒɛː.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivefrom the land

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeapogēusapogēa
apogaea
apogēum
apogaeum
genitiveapogēī
apogaeī
apogēae
apogaeae
apogēī
apogaeī
dativeapogēō
apogaeō
apogēae
apogaeae
apogēō
apogaeō
accusativeapogēum
apogaeum
apogēam
apogaeam
apogēum
apogaeum
ablativeapogēō
apogaeō
apogēā
apogaeā
apogēō
apogaeō
vocativeapogēe
apogaee
apogēa
apogaea
apogēum
apogaeum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeapogēī
apogaeī
apogēae
apogaeae
apogēa
apogaea
genitiveapogēōrum
apogaeōrum
apogēārum
apogaeārum
apogēōrum
apogaeōrum
dativeapogēīs
apogaeīs
apogēīs
apogaeīs
apogēīs
apogaeīs
accusativeapogēōs
apogaeōs
apogēās
apogaeās
apogēa
apogaea
ablativeapogēīs
apogaeīs
apogēīs
apogaeīs
apogēīs
apogaeīs
vocativeapogēī
apogaeī
apogēae
apogaeae
apogēa
apogaea

ăpŏgēus, a, um, adj., = ἀπόγαιος,
I. that comes from the land: venti, Plin. 2, 43, 44, § 114.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Hellenic*apó
  4. Ancient Greek ἀπό(apó)
  5. Latinapogēus

Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ἀπόγειος (apógeios)bor. Latin apogēus Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπόγειος (apógeios).

In English words that came into English from apogēus

  • apogealapogēus

Quick answers

What does apogēus mean in Latin?
apogēus, a adjective, means “from the land”.
How do you pronounce apogēus?
In classical Latin, [a.pɔˈɡeː.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.poˈd͡ʒɛː.us].
Where does apogēus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep → Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó → Proto-Hellenic *apó → Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó) → Latin apogēus.