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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From παίζω (paízō, “I play”), from παῖς (paîs, “child”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pai̯.di.ǎː/ → /pɛ.ðiˈa/ → /pe.ðiˈa/
Noun
παιδῐᾱ́ • (paidiā́) f (genitive παιδῐᾶς); first declension
- childish play, fun, sport, game
Inflection
References
- “παιδιά”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- παιδιά 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, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- amusement idem, page 28.
- antics idem, page 32.
- banter idem, page 62.
- child's play idem, page 129.
- childishness idem, page 130.
- dalliance idem, page 193.
- distraction idem, page 242.
- diversion idem, page 243.
- drollery idem, page 253.
- entertainment idem, page 277.
- flippancy idem, page 328.
- frolic idem, page 346.
- fun idem, page 349.
- gambol idem, page 353.
- game idem, page 353.
- humour idem, page 410.
- jest idem, page 462.
- jocularity idem, page 463.
- joke idem, page 464.
- levity idem, page 487.
- merriment idem, page 526.
- mirth idem, page 532.
- pastime idem, page 598.
- persiflage idem, page 607.
- play idem, page 618.
- playfulness idem, page 619.
- pleasantry idem, page 619.
- puerility idem, page 656.
- recreation idem, page 684.
- relaxation idem, page 690.
- satire idem, page 734.
- sport idem, page 804.
- trifling idem, page 895.
Greek
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek παιδῐᾱ́ (paidiā́).
Pronunciation
Noun
παιδιά • (paidiá) f (plural παιδιές)
- childish play, fun, sport, game
Derived terms
Etymology 2
A form of παιδί (paidí)
Pronunciation
Noun
παιδιά • (paidiá) n
- Nominative, accusative and vocative plural form of παιδί (paidí) (children)