paedagoga

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pae̯.daˈɡoː.ɡa/, [päe̯d̪äˈɡoːɡä]
• (modern Italianate 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

Related terms

• paedagōgiānus
• paedagōgus
• paedagōgātus
• paedagōgīa
• paedagōgīum
• paedagōgō

 

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.