παιδικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From παῖς (paîs, “child”) +‎ -ῐκός (-ĭkós).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pai̯.di.kós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pɛ.diˈkos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /pɛ.ðiˈkos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /pe.ðiˈkos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /pe.ðiˈkos/

Adjective

παιδῐκός • (paidĭkós) m (feminine παιδῐκή, neuter παιδῐκόν); first/second declension

Belonging to a child
having to do with children: childish

Inflection

First and second declension of παιδῐκός; παιδῐκή; παιδῐκόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	παιδῐκός paidĭkós	παιδῐκή paidĭkḗ	παιδῐκόν paidĭkón	παιδῐκώ paidĭkṓ	παιδῐκᾱ́ paidĭkā́	παιδῐκώ paidĭkṓ	παιδῐκοί paidĭkoí	παιδῐκαί paidĭkaí	παιδῐκᾰ́ paidĭkắ
Genitive	παιδῐκοῦ paidĭkoû	παιδῐκῆς paidĭkês	παιδῐκοῦ paidĭkoû	παιδῐκοῖν paidĭkoîn	παιδῐκαῖν paidĭkaîn	παιδῐκοῖν paidĭkoîn	παιδῐκῶν paidĭkôn	παιδῐκῶν paidĭkôn	παιδῐκῶν paidĭkôn
Dative	παιδῐκῷ paidĭkōî	παιδῐκῇ paidĭkēî	παιδῐκῷ paidĭkōî	παιδῐκοῖν paidĭkoîn	παιδῐκαῖν paidĭkaîn	παιδῐκοῖν paidĭkoîn	παιδῐκοῖς paidĭkoîs	παιδῐκαῖς paidĭkaîs	παιδῐκοῖς paidĭkoîs
Accusative	παιδῐκόν paidĭkón	παιδῐκήν paidĭkḗn	παιδῐκόν paidĭkón	παιδῐκώ paidĭkṓ	παιδῐκᾱ́ paidĭkā́	παιδῐκώ paidĭkṓ	παιδῐκούς paidĭkoús	παιδῐκᾱ́ς paidĭkā́s	παιδῐκᾰ́ paidĭkắ
Vocative	παιδῐκέ paidĭké	παιδῐκή paidĭkḗ	παιδῐκόν paidĭkón	παιδῐκώ paidĭkṓ	παιδῐκᾱ́ paidĭkā́	παιδῐκώ paidĭkṓ	παιδῐκοί paidĭkoí	παιδῐκαί paidĭkaí	παιδῐκᾰ́ paidĭkắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	παιδῐκῶς paidĭkôs			παιδῐκώτερος paidĭkṓteros			παιδῐκώτᾰτος paidĭkṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

“παιδικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“παιδικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
παιδικός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- babyish idem, page 57.
- boyish idem, page 92.
- childish idem, page 130.
- flippant idem, page 328.
- infantile idem, page 437.
- playful idem, page 619.
- puerile idem, page 656.
- sportive idem, page 804.

Greek

Adjective

παιδικός • (paidikós) m (feminine παιδική, neuter παιδικό)

belonging or referring to a child, children's
childish

Declension

Declension of παιδικός
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	παιδικός (paidikós)	παιδική (paidikí)	παιδικό (paidikó)	παιδικοί (paidikoí)	παιδικές (paidikés)	παιδικά (paidiká)
genitive	παιδικού (paidikoú)	παιδικής (paidikís)	παιδικού (paidikoú)	παιδικών (paidikón)	παιδικών (paidikón)	παιδικών (paidikón)
accusative	παιδικό (paidikó)	παιδική (paidikí)	παιδικό (paidikó)	παιδικούς (paidikoús)	παιδικές (paidikés)	παιδικά (paidiká)
vocative	παιδικέ (paidiké)	παιδική (paidikí)	παιδικό (paidikó)	παιδικοί (paidikoí)	παιδικές (paidikés)	παιδικά (paidiká)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο παιδικός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο παιδικός, etc.)

Synonyms

(childish): παιδιάστικος (paidiástikos)

Related terms

παιδική χαρά f (paidikí chará, “playground”)