LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

paederastia

paederastia f (genitive paederastiae)
Classical[pae̯.dɛˈras.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[pe.deˈras.ti.a]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinfemininelove of boys, pederasty
    Pæderastia, παιδεραστία, amor puerorum.Pæderastia, παιδεραστία, love of boys.1828, Jacopo Facciolati, Egidio Forcellini, edited by Jacobus Bailey, Totius Latinitatis Lexicon, II, page 937:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepaederastiapaederastiae
genitivepaederastiaepaederastiārum
dativepaederastiaepaederastiīs
accusativepaederastiampaederastiās
ablativepaederastiāpaederastiīs
vocativepaederastiapaederastiae

Origins

From the Ancient Greek παιδερᾰστίᾱ (paiderăstíā, “love of boys”).

Descendants
  • Englishpederastice

Quick answers

What does paederastia mean in Latin?
paederastia, a noun, means “love of boys, pederasty”.
What is the genitive of paederastia?
The genitive singular is paederastiae. paederastia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce paederastia?
In classical Latin, [pae̯.dɛˈras.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pe.deˈras.ti.a].