Pädophilie
German
Etymology
By surface analysis, Pädo- + -philie. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παιδοφιλία (paidophilía), from Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs, “boy, child”) + φῐλῐ́ᾱ (philíā, “love”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˌpɛːdofiˈliː] (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): [ˌpeːdofiˈliː] (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Pä‧do‧phi‧lie
Noun
Pädophilie f (genitive Pädophilie, no plural)
- pedophilia (sexual feeling of desire directed towards children)
- Synonym: Pädosexualität
Declension
Declension of Pädophilie [sg-only, feminine]
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Pädophilie |
| genitive | einer | der | Pädophilie |
| dative | einer | der | Pädophilie |
| accusative | eine | die | Pädophilie |
Derived terms
- Pseudopädophilie
Related terms
- pädophil
- Pädophiler, Pädophile
Descendants
- → English: pedophilia
- → Russian: педофилия (pedofilija)
Further reading
- “Pädophilie” in Duden online
- “Pädophilie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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