LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

apostata

apostata m (genitive apostatae)

Meaning

  1. EcclesiasticalLate LatinLatinmasculineapostate
  2. EcclesiasticalLate LatinLatinmasculinean evil person

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeapostataapostatae
genitiveapostataeapostatārum
dativeapostataeapostatīs
accusativeapostatamapostatās
ablativeapostatāapostatīs
vocativeapostataapostatae

ăpostăta, ae, m., = ἀποστάτης,
I. an apostate (eccl. Lat.).
I. Lit., Tert. adv. Marc. 5, 11; Sedul. 5, 138; Cod. Th. 16, 7, 1. —
II. In gen., a bad, wicked man: qui dicit regi, apostata, Vulg. Job. 34, 18: homo apostata, vir inutilis etc., ib. Prov. 6, 12.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Hellenic*apó
  4. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό(ăpó)
  5. Ancient Greek ἀπο-(apo-)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  9. Ancient Greek ἵστημι(hístēmi)
  10. Ancient Greek ἀφίστημι(aphístēmi)
  11. Latinapostata

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Koine Greek ἀποστάτης (apostátēs)bor. Latin apostata Borrowed from Koine Greek ἀποστάτης (apostátēs).

In English words that came into English from apostata

  • apostateapostata

Quick answers

What does apostata mean in Latin?
apostata, a noun, means “apostate; an evil person”.
What is the genitive of apostata?
The genitive singular is apostatae. apostata is masculine, first declension.
Where does apostata come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep → Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó → Proto-Hellenic *apó → Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) → Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-) → Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti → Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi → Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi) → Ancient Greek ἀφίστημι (aphístēmi) → Latin apostata.