pedagogic
English
WOTD – 2 March 2008
Alternative forms
- paedagogic (British)
- pædagogic (obsolete)
Etymology
First attested in 1781. From French pédagogique, from Latin paedagōgicus, pēdagōgicus, from Ancient Greek παιδαγωγικός (paidagōgikós), from παιδαγωγός (paidagōgós, “teacher, tutor”), from παῖς (paîs, “child”) + ἄγω (ágō, “I lead”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpɛdəˈɡɒd͡ʒɪk/, /ˌpɛdəˈɡɒɡɪk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpɛdəˈɡɑd͡ʒɪk/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒdʒɪk, -ɒɡɪk
- Hyphenation: ped‧a‧go‧gic
Translations
pedagogical — see pedagogical
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French pédagogique. By surface analysis, pedagogie + -ic.
Adjective
pedagogic m or n (feminine singular pedagogică, masculine plural pedagogici, feminine and neuter plural pedagogice)
Declension
Declension of pedagogic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | pedagogic | pedagogică | pedagogici | pedagogice | ||
definite | pedagogicul | pedagogica | pedagogicii | pedagogicele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | pedagogic | pedagogice | pedagogici | pedagogice | ||
definite | pedagogicului | pedagogicei | pedagogicilor | pedagogicelor |
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