LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

paedophilia

paedophilia f sg (genitive paedophiliae)
Classical[pae̯.dɔˈpʰɪ.li.a]Ecclesiastical[pe.doˈfiː.li.a]

Meaning

  1. New Latinfeminineraresingularuncountablepedophilia
    Relatio h[omosexualis] inter et paedophiliam 91/52.2007, Periodica de re canonica: Indices tertiae seriei (1982–2005), § 5, 101
    Paedophilia et efebophilia.ibidem, 154

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepaedophilia—
genitivepaedophiliae—
dativepaedophiliae—
accusativepaedophiliam—
ablativepaedophiliā—
vocativepaedophilia—

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek παιδόφῐλος(paidóphĭlos)
  2. Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ(-ĭ́ā)
  3. Latinpaedophilia

Ancient Greek παιδοφιλία (paidophilía)bor. Latin paedophilia Borrowed from Ancient Greek παιδοφιλία (paidophilía).

Quick answers

What does paedophilia mean in Latin?
paedophilia, a noun, means “pedophilia”.
What is the genitive of paedophilia?
The genitive singular is paedophiliae. paedophilia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce paedophilia?
In classical Latin, [pae̯.dɔˈpʰɪ.li.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pe.doˈfiː.li.a].
Where does paedophilia come from?
Ancient Greek παιδόφῐλος (paidóphĭlos) → Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) → Latin paedophilia.