Latin

Noun

paedagōgus m ‎(genitive paedagōgī); second declension

1. A pedagogue, governor

Usage notes

Among the Romans, these were educated slaves who were used to educate Roman children. They were generally of Greek origin.

Inflection

Second declension.

Derived terms

• paedagōga
• paedagōgātus

Related terms

• paedagōgiānus
• paedagōgīum
• paedagōgō

Descendants

• English: pedagogue
• French: pédagogue
• Spanish: pedagogo

References

• paedagogus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• paedagogus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “paedagogus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• paedagogus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• paedagogus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin