paedagogus

== Latin == === Alternative forms === pēdagōgus === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek παιδᾰγωγός (paidăgōgós, “pedagogue; teacher; guide”).. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pae̯.daˈɡoː.ɡʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [pe.daˈɡɔː.ɡus] === Noun === paedagōgus m (genitive paedagōgī, feminine paedagōga); second declension pedagogue, governor ==== Usage notes ==== Among the Romans, these were educated slaves or freedman who were used to educate Roman children. They were generally of Greek origin. ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === “paedagogus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “paedagogus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “paedagogus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “paedagogus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “paedagogus”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin