apologeettinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Internationalism (see French apologétique), ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀπολογητικός (apologētikós) and adapted with the adjectival suffix +‎ -inen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑpoˌloɡeːtːinen/, [ˈɑ̝po̞ˌlo̞ɡe̞ːt̪̚ˌt̪ine̞n]
  • Rhymes: -inen
  • Hyphenation(key): apo‧logeet‧ti‧nen

Adjective

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apologeettinen (comparative apologeettisempi, superlative apologeettisin)

  1. apologetic

Declension

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Possessive forms of apologeettinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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