παιδικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From παῖς (paîs, “child”) +‎ -ῐκός (-ĭkós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pai̯.di.kós/ → /pɛ.ðiˈkos/ → /pe.ðiˈkos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pai̯.di.kós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pɛ.diˈkos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /pɛ.ðiˈkos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /pe.ðiˈkos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /pe.ðiˈkos/

Adjective

παιδῐκός • (paidĭkós) m (feminine παιδῐκή, neuter παιδῐκόν); first/second declension

1. Belonging to a child
2. having to do with children: childish

Inflection

First and second declension of παιδῐκός; παιδῐκή; παιδῐκόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		παιδῐκός paidĭkós	παιδῐκή paidĭkḗ	παιδῐκόν paidĭkón		παιδῐκώ paidĭkṓ	παιδῐκᾱ́ paidĭkā́	παιδῐκώ paidĭkṓ		παιδῐκοί paidĭkoí	παιδῐκαί paidĭkaí	παιδῐκᾰ́ paidĭkắ
Genitive		παιδῐκοῦ paidĭkoû	παιδῐκῆς paidĭkês	παιδῐκοῦ paidĭkoû		παιδῐκοῖν paidĭkoîn	παιδῐκαῖν paidĭkaîn	παιδῐκοῖν paidĭkoîn		παιδῐκῶν paidĭkôn	παιδῐκῶν paidĭkôn	παιδῐκῶν paidĭkôn
Dative		παιδῐκῷ paidĭkôi	παιδῐκῇ paidĭkêi	παιδῐκῷ paidĭkôi		παιδῐκοῖν paidĭkoîn	παιδῐκαῖν paidĭkaîn	παιδῐκοῖν paidĭkoîn		παιδῐκοῖς paidĭkoîs	παιδῐκαῖς paidĭkaîs	παιδῐκοῖς paidĭkoîs
Accusative		παιδῐκόν paidĭkón	παιδῐκήν paidĭkḗn	παιδῐκόν paidĭkón		παιδῐκώ paidĭkṓ	παιδῐκᾱ́ paidĭkā́	παιδῐκώ paidĭkṓ		παιδῐκούς paidĭkoús	παιδῐκᾱ́ς paidĭkā́s	παιδῐκᾰ́ paidĭkắ
Vocative		παιδῐκέ paidĭké	παιδῐκή paidĭkḗ	παιδῐκόν paidĭkón		παιδῐκώ paidĭkṓ	παιδῐκᾱ́ paidĭkā́	παιδῐκώ paidĭkṓ		παιδῐκοί paidĭkoí	παιδῐκαί paidĭkaí	παιδῐκᾰ́ paidĭkắ
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		παιδῐκῶς paidĭkôs				παιδῐκώτερος paidĭkṓteros				παιδῐκώτᾰτος paidĭkṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “παιδικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “παιδικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• παιδικός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • babyish idem, page 57.
  • boyish idem, page 92.
  • childish idem, page 130.
  • flippant idem, page 328.
  • infantile idem, page 437.
  • playful idem, page 619.
  • puerile idem, page 656.
  • sportive idem, page 804.

Greek

Adjective

παιδικός • (paidikós) m (feminine παιδική, neuter παιδικό)

1. belonging or referring to a child, children's
2. childish

Declension

Declension of παιδικός

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	παιδικός (paidikós)	παιδική (paidikí)	παιδικό (paidikó)		παιδικοί (paidikoí)	παιδικές (paidikés)	παιδικά (paidiká)
genitive	παιδικού (paidikoú)	παιδικής (paidikís)	παιδικού (paidikoú)		παιδικών (paidikón)	παιδικών (paidikón)	παιδικών (paidikón)
accusative	παιδικό (paidikó)	παιδική (paidikí)	παιδικό (paidikó)		παιδικούς (paidikoús)	παιδικές (paidikés)	παιδικά (paidiká)
vocative	παιδικέ (paidiké)	παιδική (paidikí)	παιδικό (paidikó)		παιδικοί (paidikoí)	παιδικές (paidikés)	παιδικά (paidiká)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο παιδικός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο παιδικός, etc.)

Synonyms

• (childish): παιδιάστικος (paidiástikos)

Related terms

• παιδική χαρά f (paidikí chará, “playground”)