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. dative singular of παῖς (paîs)

Greek

Etymology

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

Cognate with Italiot Greek pedì, Mariupol Greek педъы́ (pjeðý).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

παιδί • (paidí) n (plural παιδιά)

1. child, kid

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	παιδί (paidí)	παιδιά (paidiá)
genitive	παιδιού (paidioú)	παιδιών (paidión)
accusative	παιδί (paidí)	παιδιά (paidiá)
vocative	παιδί (paidí)	παιδιά (paidiá)

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)

Further reading

• παιδί, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language