apologus

apologus

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Hellenic *apó
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó)
Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-)
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-
Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)
Ancient Greek ἀπόλογος (apólogos)bor.
Latin apologus

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπόλογος (apólogos).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    apologus m (genitive apologī); second declension

    1. narrative, story
    2. fable, tale, apologue

    Declension

    Second-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative apologus apologī
    genitive apologī apologōrum
    dative apologō apologīs
    accusative apologum apologōs
    ablative apologō apologīs
    vocative apologe apologī

    Descendants

    • Catalan: apòleg
    • French: apologue
    • Galician: apólogo
    • Italian: apologo
    • Portuguese: apólogo
    • Romanian: apolog
    • Spanish: apólogo

    References

    • “apologus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “apologus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “apologus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • apologus in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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