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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek παιδαγωγός (paidagōgós, “pedagogue; teacher; guide”).
Pronunciation
Noun
paedagōgus m (genitive paedagōgī); second declension
- pedagogue, governor
Usage notes
Among the Romans, these were educated slaves or freedman who were used to educate Roman children. They were generally of Greek origin.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “paedagogus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “paedagogus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- paedagogus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “paedagogus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “paedagogus”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin