apologia

See also: apología and apologią

English

WOTD – 26 February 2012

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apología, “speech in defense of a position”). Doublet of apology.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌæp.əˈloʊ.d͡ʒi.ə/

  • Audio (Southern England)

    (file)

Noun

apologia (plural apologias or apologiae)

1. A written defense of a position or belief.
   • 1999, Judith Butler, Gender Trouble, Preface:

     Although I've enumerated some of the academic traditions and debates that have animated this book, it is not my purpose to offer a full apologia in these brief pages.

   • 2007 November 4, Stephen L. Carter, “Almost a Gentleman”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     “Gone With the Wind” was published in 1936, and despite heroic efforts over the last seven decades to transform it into something else, the novel stands as an apologia for the Old South — […]

   • 2024 March 16, Chris Power, “Unfinished business”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 11:

     The apologia his [Gabriel García Márquez] sons contribute at the beginning of the book is unconvincing, and their final excuse is particularly hard to swallow: […]

Synonyms

• apology
• apologism

Translations

apology — see apology

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English apologia), ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apología). Contains the suffix -logia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑpoloɡiɑ/, [ˈɑ̝po̞ˌlo̞ɡiɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oɡiɑ
• Syllabification^(key): a‧po‧lo‧gi‧a

Noun

apologia

1. apologia

Declension

Inflection of apologia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		apologia	apologiat
genitive		apologian	apologioiden apologioitten
partitive		apologiaa	apologioita
illative		apologiaan	apologioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		apologia	apologiat
accusative	nom.	apologia	apologiat
	gen.	apologian
genitive		apologian	apologioiden apologioitten apologiainrare
partitive		apologiaa	apologioita
inessive		apologiassa	apologioissa
elative		apologiasta	apologioista
illative		apologiaan	apologioihin
adessive		apologialla	apologioilla
ablative		apologialta	apologioilta
allative		apologialle	apologioille
essive		apologiana	apologioina
translative		apologiaksi	apologioiksi
abessive		apologiatta	apologioitta
instructive		—	apologioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of apologia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative apologiani apologiani accusative nom. apologiani apologiani gen. apologiani genitive apologiani apologioideni apologioitteni apologiainirare partitive apologiaani apologioitani inessive apologiassani apologioissani elative apologiastani apologioistani illative apologiaani apologioihini adessive apologiallani apologioillani ablative apologialtani apologioiltani allative apologialleni apologioilleni essive apologianani apologioinani translative apologiakseni apologioikseni abessive apologiattani apologioittani instructive — — comitative — apologioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative apologiasi apologiasi accusative nom. apologiasi apologiasi gen. apologiasi genitive apologiasi apologioidesi apologioittesi apologiaisirare partitive apologiaasi apologioitasi inessive apologiassasi apologioissasi elative apologiastasi apologioistasi illative apologiaasi apologioihisi adessive apologiallasi apologioillasi ablative apologialtasi apologioiltasi allative apologiallesi apologioillesi essive apologianasi apologioinasi translative apologiaksesi apologioiksesi abessive apologiattasi apologioittasi instructive — — comitative — apologioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative apologiamme apologiamme accusative nom. apologiamme apologiamme gen. apologiamme genitive apologiamme apologioidemme apologioittemme apologiaimmerare partitive apologiaamme apologioitamme inessive apologiassamme apologioissamme elative apologiastamme apologioistamme illative apologiaamme apologioihimme adessive apologiallamme apologioillamme ablative apologialtamme apologioiltamme allative apologiallemme apologioillemme essive apologianamme apologioinamme translative apologiaksemme apologioiksemme abessive apologiattamme apologioittamme instructive — — comitative — apologioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative apologianne apologianne accusative nom. apologianne apologianne gen. apologianne genitive apologianne apologioidenne apologioittenne apologiainnerare partitive apologiaanne apologioitanne inessive apologiassanne apologioissanne elative apologiastanne apologioistanne illative apologiaanne apologioihinne adessive apologiallanne apologioillanne ablative apologialtanne apologioiltanne allative apologiallenne apologioillenne essive apologiananne apologioinanne translative apologiaksenne apologioiksenne abessive apologiattanne apologioittanne instructive — — comitative — apologioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative apologiansa apologiansa accusative nom. apologiansa apologiansa gen. apologiansa genitive apologiansa apologioidensa apologioittensa apologiainsarare partitive apologiaansa apologioitaan apologioitansa inessive apologiassaan apologiassansa apologioissaan apologioissansa elative apologiastaan apologiastansa apologioistaan apologioistansa illative apologiaansa apologioihinsa adessive apologiallaan apologiallansa apologioillaan apologioillansa ablative apologialtaan apologialtansa apologioiltaan apologioiltansa allative apologialleen apologiallensa apologioilleen apologioillensa essive apologianaan apologianansa apologioinaan apologioinansa translative apologiakseen apologiaksensa apologioikseen apologioiksensa abessive apologiattaan apologiattansa apologioittaan apologioittansa instructive — — comitative — apologioineen apologioinensa

Further reading

• “apologia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apoˈloɡia̯/
• Rhymes: -ɡia̯, -ia̯, -a
• Hyphenation: apo‧lo‧gia

Noun

apologia (plural apologia-apologia, first-person possessive apologiaku, second-person possessive apologiamu, third-person possessive apologianya)

1. confession, disclosure of one's sins
2. (Catholicism) apology (formal justification, defence)

Related terms

• apologi

 

Further reading

• “apologia” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek +‎ -logia.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ia

• IPA^(key): /a.po.loˈd͡ʒi.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: a‧po‧lo‧gì‧a

Noun

apologia f (plural apologie)

1. apology, apologia

Related terms

• apologetico
• apologista

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apologíā, "a speech made in defense of something").

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /a.poˈlo.ɡi.a/, [äpɔˈɫ̪ɔɡiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.poˈlo.d͡ʒi.a/, [äpoˈlɔːd͡ʒiä]

Noun

apologia f (genitive apologiae); first declension

1. a defense, apology

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	apologia	apologiae
Genitive	apologiae	apologiārum
Dative	apologiae	apologiīs
Accusative	apologiam	apologiās
Ablative	apologiā	apologiīs
Vocative	apologia	apologiae

References

1. “apologia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin apologia, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apología). By surface analysis, apo- +‎ -logia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.pɔˈlɔ.ɡja/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔɡja
• Syllabification: a‧po‧lo‧gia

Noun

apologia f

1. (literary) apology (defence of some belief)

   Synonym: apologetyka

Declension

Declension of apologia

	singular	plural
nominative	apologia	apologie
genitive	apologii	apologii/apologij (archaic)
dative	apologii	apologiom
accusative	apologię	apologie
instrumental	apologią	apologiami
locative	apologii	apologiach
vocative	apologio	apologie

Related terms

adjective

• apologetyczny

 

nouns

• apolog
• apologeta
• apologetka
• apologetyk
• apologetyka

 

verb

• apologizować

 

Further reading

• apologia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• apologia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin apologia, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apología, “a speech in defence”). By surface analysis, apo- +‎ -logia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.po.loˈʒi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.po.loˈʒi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.po.loˈʒi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pu.luˈʒi.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: a‧po‧lo‧gi‧a

Noun

apologia f (plural apologias)

1. apology (formal justification, defence)
2. (by extenstion) endorsement, defence, commendation

   fazer apologia a ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)