analogia

See also: analógia, analogía, and analogią

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin analogia, from Ancient Greek ἀναλογία (analogía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.nə.luˈʒi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.na.loˈd͡ʒi.a]

Noun

analogia f (plural analogies)

1. analogy

Related terms

• anàleg
• analògic

Further reading

• “analogia”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “analogia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “analogia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “analogia” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Esperanto

Etymology

From analogio +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /analoˈɡia/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: a‧na‧lo‧gi‧a

Adjective

analogia (accusative singular analogian, plural analogiaj, accusative plural analogiajn)

1. analogical

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑnɑˌloɡiɑ/, [ˈɑ̝nɑ̝ˌlo̞ɡiɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oɡiɑ
• Syllabification^(key): a‧na‧lo‧gi‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): ana‧logia

Etymology 1

Internationalism (see English analogy), ultimately from Latin analogia, from Ancient Greek ἀναλογία (analogía). Contains the suffix -logia.

Noun

analogia

1. analogy

Declension

Inflection of analogia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		analogia	analogiat
genitive		analogian	analogioiden analogioitten
partitive		analogiaa	analogioita
illative		analogiaan	analogioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		analogia	analogiat
accusative	nom.	analogia	analogiat
	gen.	analogian
genitive		analogian	analogioiden analogioitten analogiain rare
partitive		analogiaa	analogioita
inessive		analogiassa	analogioissa
elative		analogiasta	analogioista
illative		analogiaan	analogioihin
adessive		analogialla	analogioilla
ablative		analogialta	analogioilta
allative		analogialle	analogioille
essive		analogiana	analogioina
translative		analogiaksi	analogioiksi
abessive		analogiatta	analogioitta
instructive		—	analogioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative analogiani analogiani accusative nom. analogiani analogiani gen. analogiani genitive analogiani analogioideni analogioitteni analogiaini rare partitive analogiaani analogioitani inessive analogiassani analogioissani elative analogiastani analogioistani illative analogiaani analogioihini adessive analogiallani analogioillani ablative analogialtani analogioiltani allative analogialleni analogioilleni essive analogianani analogioinani translative analogiakseni analogioikseni abessive analogiattani analogioittani instructive — — comitative — analogioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative analogiasi analogiasi accusative nom. analogiasi analogiasi gen. analogiasi genitive analogiasi analogioidesi analogioittesi analogiaisi rare partitive analogiaasi analogioitasi inessive analogiassasi analogioissasi elative analogiastasi analogioistasi illative analogiaasi analogioihisi adessive analogiallasi analogioillasi ablative analogialtasi analogioiltasi allative analogiallesi analogioillesi essive analogianasi analogioinasi translative analogiaksesi analogioiksesi abessive analogiattasi analogioittasi instructive — — comitative — analogioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative analogiamme analogiamme accusative nom. analogiamme analogiamme gen. analogiamme genitive analogiamme analogioidemme analogioittemme analogiaimme rare partitive analogiaamme analogioitamme inessive analogiassamme analogioissamme elative analogiastamme analogioistamme illative analogiaamme analogioihimme adessive analogiallamme analogioillamme ablative analogialtamme analogioiltamme allative analogiallemme analogioillemme essive analogianamme analogioinamme translative analogiaksemme analogioiksemme abessive analogiattamme analogioittamme instructive — — comitative — analogioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative analogianne analogianne accusative nom. analogianne analogianne gen. analogianne genitive analogianne analogioidenne analogioittenne analogiainne rare partitive analogiaanne analogioitanne inessive analogiassanne analogioissanne elative analogiastanne analogioistanne illative analogiaanne analogioihinne adessive analogiallanne analogioillanne ablative analogialtanne analogioiltanne allative analogiallenne analogioillenne essive analogiananne analogioinanne translative analogiaksenne analogioiksenne abessive analogiattanne analogioittanne instructive — — comitative — analogioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative analogiansa analogiansa accusative nom. analogiansa analogiansa gen. analogiansa genitive analogiansa analogioidensa analogioittensa analogiainsa rare partitive analogiaansa analogioitaan analogioitansa inessive analogiassaan analogiassansa analogioissaan analogioissansa elative analogiastaan analogiastansa analogioistaan analogioistansa illative analogiaansa analogioihinsa adessive analogiallaan analogiallansa analogioillaan analogioillansa ablative analogialtaan analogialtansa analogioiltaan analogioiltansa allative analogialleen analogiallensa analogioilleen analogioillensa essive analogianaan analogianansa analogioinaan analogioinansa translative analogiakseen analogiaksensa analogioikseen analogioiksensa abessive analogiattaan analogiattansa analogioittaan analogioittansa instructive — — comitative — analogioineen analogioinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• analogia-digitaalimuunnin
• analogiadigitaalimuunnin
• analogialaite
• analogialaskin
• analogianäyttö
• analogianäyttöinen
• analogiatekniikka
• analoginäyttö
• digitaali-analogiamuunnin

Related terms

• analoginen

Further reading

• “analogia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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

Etymology 2

Noun

analogia

1. partitive singular of analogi

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin analogia, from Ancient Greek ἀναλογῐ́ᾱ (analogĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ia

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

Noun

analogia f (plural analogie)

1. analogy

Derived terms

• analogico

Further reading

• analogia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀναλογῐ́ᾱ (analogĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [a.naˈɫɔ.ɡi.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [a.naˈlɔː.d͡ʒi.a]

Noun

analogia f (genitive analogiae); first declension

1. analogy, similarity
2. ratio, proportion

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	analogia	analogiae
genitive	analogiae	analogiārum
dative	analogiae	analogiīs
accusative	analogiam analogiā̆n	analogiās
ablative	analogiā	analogiīs
vocative	analogia	analogiae

Frequently use with the Ancient Greek accusative singular form analogian; though the length of the final vowel is unknown.

Descendants

Descendants

• → Catalan: analogia (learned)
• → Czech: analogie
• → Dutch: analogie
  • Afrikaans: analogie
  • → Indonesian: analogi
• → English: analogy
• → Esperanto: analogio
• → Middle French: analogie (learned)
  • French: analogie
    • → Romanian: analogie
• → Galician: analoxía (learned)
• → German: Analogie
• → Hungarian: analógia
• → Old Irish: analach
  • Irish: analach
• → Italian: analogia (learned)
• → Lithuanian: analògija
• → Polish: analogia
• → Portuguese: analogia (learned)
• → Slovak: analógia
• → Slovene: analogȋja
• → Spanish: analogía (learned)
  • → Tagalog: analohiya

References

• “analogia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• analogia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin analogia, from Ancient Greek ἀναλογία (analogía). By surface analysis, ana- +‎ -logia. First attested in 1593.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.naˈlɔ.ɡja/

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

Noun

analogia f

1. (literary) analogy (relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects) [with do (+ genitive) ‘to what’; or with między or pomiędzy (+ instrumental) ‘between what’]
2. (literary) analogy (any similar thing)

   Synonyms: odpowiednik, podobieństwo

3. (grammar) analogy (correspondence of a word or phrase with the genius of a language)
4. (law) analogy (determining legal consequences of a fact not regulated by laws through stare decisis and similar legal cases)

Declension

Declension of analogia

	singular	plural
nominative	analogia	analogie
genitive	analogii	analogii/analogij (archaic)
dative	analogii	analogiom
accusative	analogię	analogie
instrumental	analogią	analogiami
locative	analogii	analogiach
vocative	analogio	analogie

Derived terms

adjective

• analogiczny

adverb

• analogicznie

nouns

• analogiczność
• analogizm

verb

• analogizować

Related terms

adjective

• analogowy

adverb

• analogowo

nouns

• analog
• analogat
• analogon

Collocations

Collocations

• uderzająca analogia ― striking analogy
• wyraźna analogia ― clear analogy
• pozorna analogia ― apparent analogy
• prosta analogia ― simple analogy
• daleka analogia ― distant analogy
• odległa analogia ― distant analogy
• łatwa analogia ― easy analogy
• fałszywa analogia ― false analogy
• dobra analogia ― good analogy
• analogia historyczna ― historical analogy
• prawo analogii ― law of analogy
• analogia prawa ― analogy of law
• analogia do sytuacji ― analogy to a situation
• analogia do przepisu ― analogy to a regulation
• snuć analogię ― to draw an analogy
• szukać analogii ― to look for an analogy
• poszukiwać analogii ― to search for an analogy
• dostrzegać/dostrzec analogię ― to recognize an analogy
• stosować analogię ― to use an analogy

Further reading

• analogia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• analogia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “analogia”, in Słownik języka polskiego
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “analogia”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “analogia”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 34
• analogia in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin analogia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.na.loˈʒi.ɐ/

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

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

• Hyphenation: a‧na‧lo‧gi‧a

Noun

analogia f (plural analogias)

1. analogy (relationship of resemblance or equivalence)

Related terms

• analógico, analogismo, analogista, analogístico, análogo

Further reading

• “analogia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025