apologus

Latin

Etymology

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