-pedia

See also: pedia and pedía

English

Alternative forms

  • -paedia
  • -pædia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παιδεία (paideía, “upbringing, education”), from παῖς (paîs, “child”).

Suffix

-pedia

  1. Relating to learning.
  2. (from a back-formation of encyclopedia) A specialized encyclopedia about the prefixed subject (e.g., "Unicornopedia").
  3. A general encyclopedia in the structure described by the prefix (e.g. Kidpedia for young children).

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Polish

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-der.
    Proto-Hellenic *pā́wits
    Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs)
    Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús)
    Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō)
    Ancient Greek παιδεύω (paideúō)
    Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
    Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
    Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)
    Ancient Greek παιδεία (paideía)der.
    Polish -pedia

    Derived from Ancient Greek παιδεία (paideía).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.dja/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɛdja
    • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

    Suffix

    -pedia

    1. -pedia
      ‎hipno- + ‎-pedia → ‎hipnopedia

    Declension

    Declension of -pedia
    singular
    nominative -pedia
    genitive -pedii
    dative -pedii
    accusative -pedię
    instrumental -pedią
    locative -pedii
    vocative -pedio

    Derived terms

    Polish terms suffixed with -pedia
    logopedia

    Further reading

    • -pedia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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