LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

apologia

apologia f (genitive apologiae)
Classical[a.pɔˈɫɔ.ɡi.a]Ecclesiastical[a.poˈlɔː.d͡ʒi.a]

Meaning

  1. femininea defense, apology

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeapologiaapologiae
genitiveapologiaeapologiārum
dativeapologiaeapologiīs
accusativeapologiamapologiās
ablativeapologiāapologiīs
vocativeapologiaapologiae

ăpŏlŏgĭa, ae, f., = ἀπολογία,
I. a defence, apology, Hier. ap. Ruf. 2, 4; 2, 6 al. —Also, the title of a work by Apuleius of Madaura; cf. Bähr, Gesch. Rom. Lit. p. 411; Teuffel, Rom. Lit. § 362.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Hellenic*apó
  4. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό(ăpó)
  5. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο-(ăpo-)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  8. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  9. Ancient Greek λόγος(lógos)
  10. Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ(-ĭ́ā)
  11. Latinapologia

Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apología)bor. Latin apologia From Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apología, “a speech made in defense of something”).

Descendants
  • Catalanapologia
  • Englishapologia
  • Frenchapologie
  • GermanApologie
  • Italianapologia
  • Portugueseapologia
  • Spanishapología
  • Albanianapologji
  • Finnishapologia
  • Indonesianapologia

Quick answers

What does apologia mean in Latin?
apologia, a noun, means “a defense, apology”.
What is the genitive of apologia?
The genitive singular is apologiae. apologia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce apologia?
In classical Latin, [a.pɔˈɫɔ.ɡi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.poˈlɔː.d͡ʒi.a].
Where does apologia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep → Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó → Proto-Hellenic *apó → Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) → Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-) → Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- → Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos → Proto-Hellenic *lógos → Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) → Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) → Latin apologia.