paedor
Latin
Etymology
Of uncertain origin[1]; proposed derivations include:
- From Proto-Indo-European *pezd- and so cognate with English feist.
- From a Proto-Indo-European root common with Ancient Greek σπίλος (spílos, “spot, fleck”) and Armenian փիծ (pʿic, “dirty, impure”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpae̯.dor/, [ˈpae̯.dɔr]
Noun
paedor m (genitive paedōris); third declension
- nastiness, filth, dirt
- (by extension) stink, stench
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | paedor | paedōrēs |
| Genitive | paedōris | paedōrum |
| Dative | paedōrī | paedōribus |
| Accusative | paedōrem | paedōrēs |
| Ablative | paedōre | paedōribus |
| Vocative | paedor | paedōrēs |
Related terms
- paedidus
References
- paedor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- paedor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- paedor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954), “paedor”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 233