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noun · neutersecond declension

paedagōgīum

paedagōgīum n (genitive paedagōgīī)
Classical[pae̯.da.ɡoːˈɡiː.ũː]Ecclesiastical[pe.da.ɡoˈd͡ʒiː.um]

Meaning

  1. A training school for pageboys; the pages' hall.
  2. in pluralPageboys in such an establishment.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepaedagōgīumpaedagōgīa
genitivepaedagōgīīpaedagōgīōrum
dativepaedagōgīōpaedagōgīīs
accusativepaedagōgīumpaedagōgīa
ablativepaedagōgīōpaedagōgīīs
vocativepaedagōgīumpaedagōgīa

paedăgōgīum, ii, n., = παιδαγωγεῖον,
I. the place where boys of servile birth intended for pages were educated, the pages' hall (not ante-Aug.), Plin. Ep. 7, 27, 13.—
II. Transf.
A. In gen., the boys in a paedagogium: paedagogium pretiosā veste succingitur, Sen. Vit. Beat. 17, 2; id. Ep. 123, 7.—
B. In partic., boys reared for vice: ingenuae conditionis paedagogia, Suet. Ner. 28; cf. Plin. 33, 12, 54, § 152.

Origins

From Ancient Greek παιδαγωγεῖον (paidagōgeîon, “place where pedagogues waited for their boys; school”).

Quick answers

What does paedagōgīum mean in Latin?
paedagōgīum, a noun, means “A training school for pageboys; the pages' hall.; Pageboys in such an establishment.”.
What is the genitive of paedagōgīum?
The genitive singular is paedagōgīī. paedagōgīum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce paedagōgīum?
In classical Latin, [pae̯.da.ɡoːˈɡiː.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pe.da.ɡoˈd͡ʒiː.um].