Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Likely borrowed from German apologetisch, from Latin apologēticus, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογητικός (apologētikós). Equivalent to apologeet +‎ -isch.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌaː.poː.loːˈɣeː.tis/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: apo‧lo‧ge‧tisch
  • Rhymes: -eːtis

Adjective edit

apologetisch (not comparable)

  1. apologetic (pertaining to formal defence, pertaining to apologetics) [from late 17th c.]

Inflection edit

Inflection of apologetisch
uninflected apologetisch
inflected apologetische
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial apologetisch
indefinite m./f. sing. apologetische
n. sing. apologetisch
plural apologetische
definite apologetische
partitive apologetisch

German edit

Etymology edit

From Latin apologēticus, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογητικός (apologētikós).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /apoloˈɡeːtɪʃ/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: apo‧lo‧ge‧tisch

Adjective edit

apologetisch (strong nominative masculine singular apologetischer, comparative apologetischer, superlative am apologetischsten)

  1. apologetic

Declension edit