pedagogic

English

WOTD – 2 March 2008

Alternative forms

• paedagogic (British)
• pædagogic (obsolete)

Etymology

First attested in 1781. From French pédagogique, from Latin paedagōgicus, pēdagōgicus, from Ancient Greek παιδαγωγικός (paidagōgikós), from παιδαγωγός (paidagōgós, “teacher, tutor”), from παῖς (paîs, “child”) + ἄγω (ágō, “I lead”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛdəˈɡɒd͡ʒɪk/, /ˌpɛdəˈɡɒɡɪk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛdəˈɡɑd͡ʒɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ɒdʒɪk, -ɒɡɪk
• Hyphenation: ped‧a‧go‧gic

Adjective

pedagogic (comparative more pedagogic, superlative most pedagogic)

1. Synonym of pedagogical

Translations

pedagogical — see pedagogical

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pédagogique. By surface analysis, pedagogie +‎ -ic.

Adjective

pedagogic m or n (feminine singular pedagogică, masculine plural pedagogici, feminine and neuter plural pedagogice)

1. pedagogic, pedagogical

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	pedagogic		pedagogică		pedagogici	pedagogice
	definite	pedagogicul		pedagogica		pedagogicii	pedagogicele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	pedagogic		pedagogice		pedagogici	pedagogice
	definite	pedagogicului		pedagogicei		pedagogicilor	pedagogicelor