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Noun

pederasta m (plural pederastes)

  1. pederast

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French pédéraste, from Ancient Greek παιδεραστής (paiderastḗs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pe.deˈra.sta/
  • Rhymes: -asta
  • Hyphenation: pe‧de‧rà‧sta

Noun

pederasta m (plural pederasti)

  1. pederast
  2. (dated) homosexual man
    Synonym: omosessuale
    • 1971, Lucio Dalla (lyrics and music), “Il colonello”:
      L'elenco ce l'ho: i disfattisti, i comunisti, i pederasti!
      I have the list: the defeatists, the communists, the homosexuals!

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French pédéraste, from Ancient Greek παιδεραστής (paiderastḗs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛ.dɛˈras.ta/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -asta
  • Syllabification: pe‧de‧ras‧ta

Noun

pederasta m pers

  1. (now derogatory) gay man
    Synonyms: gej, homoseksualista, pedał, ciota
  2. (historical) pederast
    Synonyms: efebofil, pedofil

Declension

Declension of pederasta
singular plural
nominative pederasta pederaści/pederasty (deprecative)
genitive pederasty pederastów
dative pederaście pederastom
accusative pederastę pederastów
instrumental pederastą pederastami
locative pederaście pederastach
vocative pederasto pederaści

Derived terms

noun
adjective
noun

Further reading

  • pederasta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pederasta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: pe‧de‧ras‧ta

Noun

pederasta m (plural pederastas)

  1. pederast (man who is engaged in a sexual relationship with an adolescent boy)
  2. (by extension, derogatory) male homosexual [1]

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Houaiss, Antônio, Villar, Mauro de Salles (2001) Dicionário Houaiss da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), →ISBN, page 2163

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pedeˈɾasta/
  • Rhymes: -asta
  • Syllabification: pe‧de‧ras‧ta

Noun

pederasta m or f by sense (plural pederastas)

  1. pederast (man), korephile (woman)
  2. child molester

Usage notes

  • In Spanish, pederasta refers to an adult person who commits sexual abuse with against a child or children, whereas pedófilo refers to an adult person who only feels erotic or sexual attraction for children (regardless of gender), even if he doesn't abuse them.[1]

Further reading

References

  1. ^ pedofilia y pederastia no son equivalentes
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