apologeta

See also: apologetą

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈapoloɡɛta]

Noun

apologeta m anim

1. apologist

Declension

Declension of apologeta (masculine animate in -a)

	singular	plural
nominative	apologeta	apologetové
genitive	apologety	apologetů
dative	apologetovi	apologetům
accusative	apologetu	apologety
vocative	apologeto	apologetové
locative	apologetovi	apologetech
instrumental	apologetou	apologety

Related terms

• apologetika f

Italian

Etymology

Back-formation from apologetico.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.po.loˈd͡ʒɛ.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɛta
• Hyphenation: a‧po‧lo‧gè‧ta

Noun

apologeta m or f by sense (masculine plural apologeti, feminine plural apologete)

1. apologist (all senses)

   Synonyms: paladino, apologista

Related terms

• apologetico
• apologia
• apologista

Further reading

• “apologeta”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Apologet, from Late Latin apologēticus, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογητικός (apologētikós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.pɔ.lɔˈɡɛ.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛta
• Syllabification: a‧po‧lo‧ge‧ta

Noun

apologeta m pers (female equivalent apologetka)

1. apologist (one who speaks or writes in defense of an idea or a person)

   Synonym: (dated) apologetyk

2. apologist (one who speaks or writes in defense of a faith)

   Synonym: (dated) apologetyk

Declension

Declension of apologeta

	singular	plural
nominative	apologeta	apologeci/apologety (deprecative)
genitive	apologety	apologetów
dative	apologecie	apologetom
accusative	apologetę	apologetów
instrumental	apologetą	apologetami
locative	apologecie	apologetach
vocative	apologeto	apologeci

Related terms

adjective

• apologetyczny

nouns

• apolog
• apologetyk
• apologetyka
• apologia

verb

• apologizować

Further reading

• “apologeta”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “apologeta”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Spanish

Etymology

Back-formation from apologético.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apoloˈxeta/ [a.po.loˈxe.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: a‧po‧lo‧ge‧ta

Noun

apologeta m or f by sense (plural apologetas)

1. apologist
   • 2015 November 1, “Columna”, in El País‎^[3]:

     Así se convirtió Cervantes en quien sigue siendo, “el manco sano, el famoso todo, el escritor alegre, y, finalmente, el regocijo de las Musas” (Persiles, pról.), que ha divertido y emocionado a generaciones y generaciones, y emparejado en una admiración común a moros y cristianos, a defensores de la leyenda negra y apologetas de la España rancia.

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Further reading

• “apologeta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025