παιδί

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pai̯.dí/ → /pɛˈði/ → /peˈði/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pai̯.dí/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pɛˈdi/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /pɛˈði/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /peˈði/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /peˈði/

Noun

παιδί • (paidí)

1. Template:dative singular of

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Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek παιδίν (paidín), from Ancient Greek παιδίον (paidíon), diminutive of παῖς (paîs, “child”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈði/
• Hyphenation: παι‧δί

Noun

παιδί • (paidí) n (plural παιδιά)

1. child, kid

Declension

Declension of παιδί

	singular	plural
nominative	παιδί •	παιδιά •
genitive	παιδιού •	παιδιών •
accusative	παιδί •	παιδιά •
vocative	παιδί •	παιδιά •

Synonyms

• τέκνο n (tékno, “offspring, child”)
• ανήλικος m (anílikos, “minor”)

Derived terms

• παιδάκι n (paidáki, “little child”)
• παιδικός (paidikós, “children's”)
• παιδικά n pl (paidiká, “children's goods, childrenswear”)
• παιδιάστικος (paidiástikos, “childish”)

• παιδαριώδης (paidariódis, “childish”)
• παιδικότητα f (paidikótita, “childishness”)
• παιδαρέλι n (paidaréli, “small fry, little one, chit”)
• παίδαρος m (paídaros, “lovely child”) (slang)