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paedophilia

paedophilia

See also: pædophilia

English

Noun

paedophilia (uncountable)

  1. British standard spelling of pedophilia.

Latin

Etymology

An adaptation of the Italian pedofilia.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pae̯.doˈpʰi.li.a/, [pae̯.dɔˈpʰɪ.li.a]

Noun

paedophilia f (genitive paedophiliae); first declension

  1. (New Latin, uncountable, rare) paedophilia
    • 2007, Periodica de re canonica: Indices tertiae seriei (1982–2005), § 5, 101:
      Relatio h[omosexualis] inter et paedophiliam 91/52.
    • ibidem, 154:
      Paedophilia et efebophilia.

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular
nominative paedophilia
genitive paedophiliae
dative paedophiliae
accusative paedophiliam
ablative paedophiliā
vocative paedophilia