δάσκαλος

Greek

Alternative forms

• διδάσκαλος (didáskalos)

Etymology

Aphetic form of Ancient Greek διδάσκαλος (didáskalos, “teacher”), from διδάσκω (didáskō, “I teach”).

Noun

δάσκαλος • (dáskalos) m (plural δάσκαλοι, feminine δασκάλα)

1. (education) teacher (especially one in a primary school or elementary school)
2. (education) instructor
3. great artist
4. (figuratively) a person who gives advice

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	δάσκαλος (dáskalos)	δάσκαλοι (dáskaloi)
genitive	δασκάλου (daskálou)	δασκάλων (daskálon)
accusative	δάσκαλο (dáskalo)	δασκάλους (daskálous)
vocative	δάσκαλε (dáskale)	δάσκαλοι (dáskaloi)

There are rare alternatives: δάσκαλου, δάσκαλους, δασκάλοι, δάσκαλων

Coordinate terms

• δασκάλα f (daskála, “teacher”)
• διδασκάλισσα f (didaskálissa, “teacher”)
• εκπαιδευτής m (ekpaideftís, “instructor”)
• εκπαιδευτικός c (ekpaideftikós, “teacher”)
• εκπαιδεύτρια f (ekpaidéftria, “instructor”)
• καθηγητής m (kathigitís, “professor, teacher”)
• καθηγήτρια f (kathigítria, “professor, teacher”)
• νηπιαγωγός m or f (nipiagogós, “infant school teacher”)
• παιδαγωγός c (paidagogós, “educationalist”)

 

Related terms

• αλληλοδιδασκαλία f (allilodidaskalía, “mutual instruction”)
• αυτοδίδακτος (aftodídaktos, “self-taught”, adjective)
• αυτοδιδασκαλία f (aftodidaskalía, “self-education”)
• αυτοδιδαχή f (aftodidachí, “self-education”)
• αυτοδίδαχτος (aftodídachtos, “self-taught”, adjective)
• δασκάλα f (daskála, “teacher”)
• διδασκαλείο n (didaskaleío, “college of education”)
• διδασκαλία f (didaskalía, “the teaching process, instruction”)
• διδασκάλισσα f (didaskálissa, “teacher”)
• διδάσκαλος m (didáskalos, “teacher”)
• διδάσκων m (didáskon, “teacher”, participle)
• and see: διδάσκω (didásko, “to teach”)

Descendants

• → Romanian: dascăl

Further reading

• δάσκαλος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el