апология

Bulgarian

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apología).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐpoˈɫɔɡijɐ]

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Noun

аполо́гия • (apológija) f

1. apologia, apology (formal verbal or written defense of a position or belief)

Usage notes

Although the term apologia — or apology — typically designates a strictly written defense, both Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik and Bǎlgarski tǎlkoven rečnik state that a verbal apology falls under the term "апология".

Declension

Declension of аполо́гия

	singular	plural
indefinite	аполо́гия apológija	аполо́гии apológii
definite	аполо́гията apológijata	аполо́гиите apológiite

References

• “апология”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “апология”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Български тълковен речник (Bǎlgarski tǎlkoven rečnik) →ISBN

Russian

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apología).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐpɐˈɫoɡʲɪjə]

Noun

аполо́гия • (apológija) f inan (genitive аполо́гии, nominative plural аполо́гии, genitive plural аполо́гий)

1. (literary) apologia, apology (formal, written defense of a position or belief)

Declension

Declension of аполо́гия (inan fem-form i-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	аполо́гия apológija	аполо́гии apológii
genitive	аполо́гии apológii	аполо́гий apológij
dative	аполо́гии apológii	аполо́гиям apológijam
accusative	аполо́гию apológiju	аполо́гии apológii
instrumental	аполо́гией, аполо́гиею apológijej, apológijeju	аполо́гиями apológijami
prepositional	аполо́гии apológii	аполо́гиях apológijax

Derived terms

• апологи́ровать (apologírovatʹ)

Related terms

• апологе́тика (apologétika), апологети́ческий (apologetíčeskij), апологе́т (apologét)
• апологи́ст (apologíst)
• аполо́г (apológ)