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παιδί
child /peˈði/
nounA1#42 most common
Also: kid, offspring (son/daughter), guy/fellow (colloquial, esp. plural)
Example sentences
Το παιδί παίζει.
The child is playing.
Έχω ένα παιδί.
I have one child.
Τα παιδιά πάνε στο σχολείο κάθε μέρα.
The children go to school every day.
Το παιδί μου αγαπάει πολύ τα ζώα.
My child loves animals a lot.
Όταν ήμουν παιδί, περνούσα τα καλοκαίρια στο χωριό.
When I was a child, I used to spend my summers in the village.
Η σωστή ανατροφή ενός παιδιού απαιτεί υπομονή, συνέπεια και αγάπη.
The proper upbringing of a child requires patience, consistency, and love.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | παιδί | παιδιά |
| Genitive | παιδιού | παιδιών |
| Accusative | παιδί | παιδιά |
| Vocative | παιδί | παιδιά |
Word family
παιδικόςchildren's, childlike
παιδάκιlittle child (diminutive)
παιδείαeducation
παιδίατροςpediatrician
παιδιάστικοςchildishEtymology
From Ancient Greek παιδίον (paidíon), the diminutive of παῖς (paîs, 'child'), whose stem is παιδ-. The original diminutive force ('little child') faded, and the form became the everyday word for 'child' in Modern Greek. The ancient ending -ίον reduced to the modern neuter -ί.
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