παιδιά

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From παίζω (paízō, “I play”), from παῖς (paîs, “child”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pai̯.di.ǎː/ → /pɛ.ðiˈa/ → /pe.ðiˈa/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pai̯.di.ǎː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pɛ.diˈa/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /pɛ.ðiˈa/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /pe.ðiˈa/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /pe.ðiˈa/

Noun

παιδῐᾱ́ • (paidiā́) f (genitive παιδῐᾶς); first declension

1. childish play, fun, sport, game

Inflection

First declension of ἡ παιδῐᾱ́; τῆς παιδῐᾶς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ παιδῐᾱ́ hē paidiā́	τὼ παιδῐᾱ́ tṑ paidiā́	αἱ παιδῐαί hai paidiaí
Genitive	τῆς παιδῐᾶς tês paidiâs	τοῖν παιδῐαῖν toîn paidiaîn	τῶν παιδῐῶν tôn paidiôn
Dative	τῇ παιδῐᾷ têi paidiâi	τοῖν παιδῐαῖν toîn paidiaîn	ταῖς παιδῐαῖς taîs paidiaîs
Accusative	τὴν παιδῐᾱ́ν tḕn paidiā́n	τὼ παιδῐᾱ́ tṑ paidiā́	τᾱ̀ς παιδῐᾱ́ς tā̀s paidiā́s
Vocative	παιδῐᾱ́ paidiā́	παιδῐᾱ́ paidiā́	παιδῐαί paidiaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “παιδιά”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• παιδιά in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • amusement idem, page 28.
  • antics idem, page 32.
  • banter idem, page 62.
  • child's play idem, page 129.
  • childishness idem, page 130.
  • dalliance idem, page 193.
  • distraction idem, page 242.
  • diversion idem, page 243.
  • drollery idem, page 253.
  • entertainment idem, page 277.
  • flippancy idem, page 328.
  • frolic idem, page 346.
  • fun idem, page 349.
  • gambol idem, page 353.
  • game idem, page 353.
  • humour idem, page 410.
  • jest idem, page 462.
  • jocularity idem, page 463.
  • joke idem, page 464.
  • levity idem, page 487.
  • merriment idem, page 526.
  • mirth idem, page 532.
  • pastime idem, page 598.
  • persiflage idem, page 607.
  • play idem, page 618.
  • playfulness idem, page 619.
  • pleasantry idem, page 619.
  • puerility idem, page 656.
  • recreation idem, page 684.
  • relaxation idem, page 690.
  • satire idem, page 734.
  • sport idem, page 804.
  • trifling idem, page 895.

Greek

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek παιδῐᾱ́ (paidiā́).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peðiˈa/

Noun

παιδιά • (paidiá) f (plural παιδιές)

1. childish play, fun, sport, game

Derived terms

• αθλοπαιδιά f (athlopaidiá, “games, sports”)

Etymology 2

A form of παιδί (paidí)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈðʝa/

Noun

παιδιά • (paidiá) n

1. Nominative, accusative and vocative plural form of παιδί (paidí) (children)