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Etymology

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From the Ancient Greek παιδερᾰστίᾱ (paiderastíā, love of boys).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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paederastia f (genitive paederastiae); first declension

  1. (Late Latin) love of boys, pederasty [4th C. onward]
    • 1828, Jacopo Facciolati, Egidio Forcellini, edited by Jacobus Bailey, Totius Latinitatis Lexicon, II, page 937:
      Pæderastia, παιδεραστία, amor puerorum.
      Pæderastia, παιδεραστία, love of boys.

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative paederastia paederastiae
Genitive paederastiae paederastiārum
Dative paederastiae paederastiīs
Accusative paederastiam paederastiās
Ablative paederastiā paederastiīs
Vocative paederastia paederastiae

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Descendants

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  • English: pederastice