παῖς

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *pā́wits, from the Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wids, from *peh₂w-. Cognates include the Latin puer, Sanskrit पुत्र (putrá, son), and Avestan 𐬞𐬎𐬚𐬭𐬀 (puθra, son).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

παῖς (paîs) m or f (genitive παιδός); third declension

  1. child, son, daughter
  2. young person, child, boy, girl
  3. slave, servant

Usage notes

  • The Doric genitive plural is παιδῶν and the Epic dative plural is παίδεσσι.
  • Alcman has accusative singular παίδα.

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