paedagogus

Latin

Alternative forms

• pēdagōgus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παιδαγωγός (paidagōgós, “pedagogue; teacher; guide”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pae̯.daˈɡoː.ɡus/, [päe̯d̪äˈɡoːɡʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pe.daˈɡo.ɡus/, [ped̪äˈɡɔːɡus]

Noun

paedagōgus m (genitive paedagōgī); second declension

1. pedagogue, governor

Usage notes

Among the Romans, these were educated slaves or freedman who were used to educate Roman children. They were generally of Greek origin.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	paedagōgus	paedagōgī
Genitive	paedagōgī	paedagōgōrum
Dative	paedagōgō	paedagōgīs
Accusative	paedagōgum	paedagōgōs
Ablative	paedagōgō	paedagōgīs
Vocative	paedagōge	paedagōgī

Derived terms

• paedagōga
• paedagōgātus

 

Related terms

• paedagōgiānus
• paedagōgīum
• paedagōgō

 

Descendants

• Catalan: pedagog
• Esperanto: pedagogo
• Friulian: pedagôc
• Galician: pedagogo
• Italian: pedagogo
• Middle French: pedagogue, pedagoge
  • French: pédagogue
  • → Dutch: pedagoog
  • → Middle English: pedagoge
    • English: pedagogue
• Portuguese: pedagogo
• Romanian: pedagog
• Spanish: pedagogo

References

• “paedagogus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “paedagogus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• paedagogus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “paedagogus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “paedagogus”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin