παιδαγωγός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

παῖς (paîs, child) +‎ ᾰ̓γωγός (ăgōgós, guide, escort)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

παιδᾰγωγός • (paidăgōgósm (genitive παιδᾰγωγοῦ); second declension

  1. originally, a slave who accompanied a child to and from school
  2. schoolteacher, child tutor; pedagogue.
  3. guide, leader

Inflection

Derived terms

  • παιδαγωγέω (paidagōgéō)

Descendants

  • Aramaic: פדגוגא
  • Greek: παιδαγωγός (paidagogós)
  • Latin: paedagōgus (see there for further descendants)
  • Russian: педаго́г (pedagóg)
  • Hebrew פֶּדָגוֹג (pedagóg)

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παιδαγωγός (paidagōgós, slave with responsibility for a child).

Noun

παιδαγωγός • (paidagogósm or f (plural παιδαγωγοί)

  1. (education) educationalist
  2. guide, guru

Declension

Declension of παιδαγωγός
singular plural
nominative παιδαγωγός (paidagogós) παιδαγωγοί (paidagogoí)
genitive παιδαγωγού (paidagogoú) παιδαγωγών (paidagogón)
accusative παιδαγωγό (paidagogó) παιδαγωγούς (paidagogoús)
vocative παιδαγωγέ (paidagogé) παιδαγωγοί (paidagogoí)

Coordinate terms

  • see: δάσκαλος m (dáskalos, teacher) for various types of teacher/instructor

Further reading