LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

paedagōgus

paedagōgus m (genitive paedagōgī, feminine paedagōga)
Classical[pae̯.daˈɡoː.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[pe.daˈɡɔː.ɡus]

Meaning

  1. pedagogue, governor

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

servus puerōrum custōs
paedagōgus -ī (m) — in Epistulae, ch. 11

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepaedagōguspaedagōgī
pēdagōgī
genitivepaedagōgī
pēdagōgī		paedagōgōrum
pēdagōgōrum
dativepaedagōgō
pēdagōgō		paedagōgīs
pēdagōgīs
accusativepaedagōgum
pēdagōgum		paedagōgōs
pēdagōgōs
ablativepaedagōgō
pēdagōgō		paedagōgīs
pēdagōgīs
vocativepaedagōge
pēdagōge		paedagōgī
pēdagōgī

paedăgōgus, i, m., = παιδαγωγός, lit.
I. a slave who took the children to school and had the charge of them at home, a governor, preceptor, pedagogue (cf. praeceptor).
I. Lit.: non paedagogum jam me, sed Ludum vocat, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 31: nutrices et paedagogi, Cic. Lael. 20, 74: tamquam quicquam aliud sit sapiens quam humani generis paedagogus, Sen. Ep. 89, 11: de paedagogis hoc amplius, ut aut sint eruditi plane, aut se non esse eruditos sciant, Quint. 1, 1, 8; cf. id. 1, 1, 11; 1, 2, 10; 25; 1, 3, 15; 6, 1, 41 et saep.—Terence jestingly gives the name paedagogus to a young man who accompanied his sweetheart to and from school. Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 94.—
(b). Adj.: lex paedagoga, Paul. Nol. Carm. 21, 681 (cf.: lex paedagogus, Vulg. Gal. 3, 24). —
II. Transf.
A. In gen., a leader, guide, Suet. Galb. 14: unicuique nostrum paedagogum dari deum inferioris notae, Sen. Ep. 110, 1; cf. id. ib. 50, 2; Col. 1, 1, 13. —
B. A pedant: hic dux, hic ille est paedagogus, Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 32; cf. Suet. Ner. 37.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-der. Proto-Hellenic *pā́wits Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs) Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Hellenic *ágō Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γω (ắgō) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γωγός (ăgōgós) Ancient Greek παιδᾰγωγός (paidăgōgós)bor. Latin paedagōgus Borrowed from Ancient Greek παιδᾰγωγός (paidăgōgós, “pedagogue; teacher; guide”)..

Descendants
  • Catalanpedagog
  • Italianpedagogo
  • Frenchpédagoguefrom Middle French pedagogue
  • Englishpedagoguefrom Middle French pedagogue
  • Portuguesepedagogo
  • Romanianpedagog
  • Spanishpedagogo
  • Esperantopedagogo
  • Friulianpedagôc
  • Galicianpedagogo

In English words that came into English from paedagōgus

  • pedagoguepaedagōgus

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesPaedagogusPaedagogus (παιδαγωγός), a slave, to whose care in an Athenian family the sons of the house were committed when they reached the age of six. His duty …

Quick answers

What does paedagōgus mean in Latin?
paedagōgus, a noun, means “pedagogue, governor”.
What is the genitive of paedagōgus?
The genitive singular is paedagōgī. paedagōgus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce paedagōgus?
In classical Latin, [pae̯.daˈɡoː.ɡʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pe.daˈɡɔː.ɡus].