παιδίον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From παῖς (paîs, child) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

παιδῐ́ον (paidíon) n (genitive παιδῐ́ου); second declension

  1. little child, young child

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: apædion, lithopædion, osteopædion
  • Greek: παιδί (paidí)

Further reading

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