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Greek
Etymology
Aphetic form of Ancient Greek διδάσκαλος (didáskalos, “teacher”), from διδάσκω (didáskō, “I teach”).
Noun
δάσκαλος • (dáskalos) m (plural δάσκαλοι, feminine δασκάλα)
- (education) teacher (especially one in a primary school or elementary school)
- (education) instructor
- great artist
- (figuratively) a person who gives advice
Declension
Coordinate terms
- δασκάλα f (daskála, “teacher”)
- διδασκάλισσα f (didaskálissa, “teacher”)
- εκπαιδευτής m (ekpaideftís, “instructor”)
- εκπαιδευτικός c (ekpaideftikós, “teacher”)
- εκπαιδεύτρια f (ekpaidéftria, “instructor”)
- καθηγητής m (kathigitís, “professor, teacher”)
- καθηγήτρια f (kathigítria, “professor, teacher”)
- νηπιαγωγός m or f (nipiagogós, “infant school teacher”)
- παιδαγωγός c (paidagogós, “educationalist”)
- αλληλοδιδασκαλία f (allilodidaskalía, “mutual instruction”)
- αυτοδίδακτος (aftodídaktos, “self-taught”, adjective)
- αυτοδιδασκαλία f (aftodidaskalía, “self-education”)
- αυτοδιδαχή f (aftodidachí, “self-education”)
- αυτοδίδαχτος (aftodídachtos, “self-taught”, adjective)
- δασκάλα f (daskála, “teacher”)
- διδασκαλείο n (didaskaleío, “college of education”)
- διδασκαλία f (didaskalía, “the teaching process, instruction”)
- διδασκάλισσα f (didaskálissa, “teacher”)
- διδάσκαλος m (didáskalos, “teacher”)
- διδάσκων m (didáskon, “teacher”, participle)
- and see: διδάσκω (didásko, “to teach”)
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