LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

apologus

apologus m (genitive apologī)
Classical[aˈpɔ.ɫɔ.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈpɔː.lo.ɡus]

Meaning

  1. masculinenarrative, story
  2. masculinefable, tale, apologue

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeapologusapologī
genitiveapologīapologōrum
dativeapologōapologīs
accusativeapologumapologōs
ablativeapologōapologīs
vocativeapologeapologī

ăpŏlŏgus, i, m., = ἀπολογος.
I. A narrative: apologum agere, Plaut. Stich. 4, 1, 32; so id. ib. 4, 1, 38 and 64.—More freq.,
II. A fable after the manner of Æsop, an apologue' narrationes apologorum, Cic. de Or. 2, 66, 264; so id. Inv. 1, 17; Auct. ad Her. 1, 6; Quint. 6, 3, 45; Gell. 2, 29.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπόλογος (apólogos).

Descendants
  • Catalanapòleg
  • Frenchapologue
  • Italianapologo
  • Portugueseapólogo
  • Romanianapolog
  • Spanishapólogo
  • Galicianapólogo

In English words that came into English from apologus

  • apologueapologus

Quick answers

What does apologus mean in Latin?
apologus, a noun, means “narrative, story; fable, tale, apologue”.
What is the genitive of apologus?
The genitive singular is apologī. apologus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce apologus?
In classical Latin, [aˈpɔ.ɫɔ.ɡʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈpɔː.lo.ɡus].