apologista

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπολογιστής (apologistḗs).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

apologista m or f by sense (masculine plural apologisti, feminine plural apologiste)

1. apologist (all senses)

   Synonym: apologeta

Related terms

• apologeta
• apologia
• apologistico

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.po.loˈʒis.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.po.loˈʒis.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.po.loˈʒiʃ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.po.loˈʒis.ta/

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

• Hyphenation: a‧po‧lo‧gis‧ta

Noun

apologista m or f by sense (plural apologistas)

1. apologist (one who speaks or writes in defence of something)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apoloˈxista/ [a.po.loˈxis.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: a‧po‧lo‧gis‧ta

Noun

apologista m or f by sense (plural apologistas)

1. apologist

Related terms

• apología

 

Further reading

• “apologista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014