Pädophilie

German

Etymology

By surface analysis, Pädo- +‎ -philie. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παιδοφιλία (paidophilía), from Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs, “boy, child”) + φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā, “love”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌpɛːdofiˈliː] (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): [ˌpeːdofiˈliː] (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Pä‧do‧phi‧lie

Noun

Pädophilie f (genitive Pädophilie, no plural)

  1. pedophilia (sexual feeling of desire directed towards children)
    Synonym: Pädosexualität

Declension

Declension of Pädophilie [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Pädophilie
genitive einer der Pädophilie
dative einer der Pädophilie
accusative eine die Pädophilie

Derived terms

  • Pseudopädophilie

Descendants

  • → English: pedophilia
  • → Russian: педофилия (pedofilija)

Further reading

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