απολογούμαι

See also: ἀπολογοῦμαι

Greek

Alternative forms

sense: excuse oneself

  • απολογιέμαι (apologiémai, to reply; to apologize) (variant, also with different sense)
  • απολογιούμαι (apologioúmai) (vernacular, literature)
  • απηλογιέμαι (apilogiémai) (vernacular, literature)

Etymology

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογοῦμαι (apologoûmai), contracted form of ἀπολογέομαι (apologéomai, to speak in one’s defense).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apoloˈɣume/
  • Hyphenation: α‧πο‧λο‧γού‧μαι

Verb

απολογούμαι • (apologoúmai) deponent (past απολογήθηκα)

  1. (law) to defend oneself, plea
  2. to excuse oneself, justify oneself, explain oneself
    Δεν πιστεύω πως πρέπει να απολογηθώ για ό,τι έκανα, ούτε να να δικαιολογηθώ σε κανέναν!
    Den pistévo pos prépei na apologithó gia ó,ti ékana, oúte na na dikaiologithó se kanénan!
    I don't believe I have to apologize for what I have done, or explain myself to anyone!
  3. (Cyprus, idiomatic)[1] to apologize
    Synonym: ζητώ συγγνώμη (zitó syngnómi) (standard)

Conjugation

Synonyms

(excuse oneself):

  • δικαιολογούμαι (dikaiologoúmai, to make excuses for oneself) (active: δικαιολογώ)
  • also see Alternatives
  • αναπολόγητα (anapológita, adverb)
  • αναπολόγητος (anapológitos, who has not defended oneself)
  • απολογητής m (apologitís)
  • απολογητική f (apologitikí, apologetics)
  • απολογητικά (apologitiká, apologetically, adverb)
  • απολογητικώς (apologitikós, apologetically, in defence, adverb) (formal)
  • απολογία f (apología, defence, apologia)
  • απολογιά f (apologiá, apology) (vernacular, literary)
  • απολογισμός m (apologismós, report)
  • απολογιέμαι (apologiémai, I reply; I apologize)
  •  - απηλογιέμαι (apilogiémai)
  •  - απολογιούμαι (apologioúmai) (vernacular, literature)
  • απολογιστικά (apologistiká, adverb)
  • απολογιστικός (apologistikós)
  • απολογιστικώς (apologistikós, adverb) (formal)
  • απολογούμενος (apologoúmenos, one presently defending himself, participle)
  • and see: απολογητικός (apologitikós, apologetic, adjective)

References

  1. απολογούμαι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.

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