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”).
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pedagogic (comparative more pedagogic, superlative most pedagogic)
Borrowed from French pédagogique. By surface analysis, pedagogie + -ic.
pedagogic m or n (feminine singular pedagogică, masculine plural pedagogici, feminine and neuter plural pedagogice)
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indefinite | pedagogic | pedagogică | pedagogici | pedagogice | |||
definite | pedagogicul | pedagogica | pedagogicii | pedagogicele | ||||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | pedagogic | pedagogice | pedagogici | pedagogice | |||
definite | pedagogicului | pedagogicei | pedagogicilor | pedagogicelor |