παιδαγωγός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

παῖς (paîs, “child”) +‎ ᾰ̓γωγός (agōgós, “guide, escort”)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

παιδᾰγωγός • (paidagōgós) m (genitive παιδᾰγωγοῦ); second declension

  1. originally, a slave who accompanied a child to and from school
  2. schoolteacher, child tutor; pedagogue.
  3. guide, leader

Inflection

Derived terms

  • παιδαγωγέω (paidagōgéō)

Descendants

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παιδαγωγός (paidagōgós, “slave with responsibility for a child”).

Noun

παιδαγωγός • (paidagogós) m or f (plural παιδαγωγοί)

  1. (education) educationalist
  2. guide, guru

Declension

Coordinate terms

  • see: δάσκαλος m (dáskalos, “teacher”) for various types of teacher/instructor

Further reading

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