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παιδαγωγός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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παῖς (paîs, child) +‎ ᾰ̓γωγός (agōgós, guide, escort)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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παιδᾰγωγός (paidagōgósm (genitive παιδᾰγωγοῦ); second declension

  1. originally, a slave who accompanied a child to and from school
  2. schoolteacher, child tutor; pedagogue.
  3. guide, leader

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek παιδαγωγός (paidagōgós, slave with responsibility for a child).

Noun

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παιδαγωγός (paidagogósm or f (plural παιδαγωγοί)

  1. (education) educationalist
  2. guide, guru

Declension

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singular plural
nominative παιδαγωγός (paidagogós) παιδαγωγοί (paidagogoí)
genitive παιδαγωγού (paidagogoú) παιδαγωγών (paidagogón)
accusative παιδαγωγό (paidagogó) παιδαγωγούς (paidagogoús)
vocative παιδαγωγέ (paidagogé) παιδαγωγοί (paidagogoí)

Coordinate terms

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  • see: δάσκαλος m (dáskalos, teacher) for various types of teacher/instructor
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Further reading

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