paedagoga

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pae̯.daˈɡoː.ɡa/, [päe̯d̪äˈɡoːɡä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pe.daˈɡo.ɡa/, [ped̪äˈɡɔːɡä]

Noun

paedagōga f (genitive paedagōgae, masculine paedagōgus); first declension

  1. governess

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative paedagōga paedagōgae
Genitive paedagōgae paedagōgārum
Dative paedagōgae paedagōgīs
Accusative paedagōgam paedagōgās
Ablative paedagōgā paedagōgīs
Vocative paedagōga paedagōgae

References
  • “paedagoga”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • paedagoga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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