pederast

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French pédéraste, from Ancient Greek παιδεραστής (paiderastḗs, lover of boys), from παῖς (paîs, boy) and ἐραστής (erastḗs, lover).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɛd.ɚ.ɹæst/, /ˈpi.də.ɹæst/
  • enPR: pĕd'ə-răst'

Noun

pederast (plural pederasts)

  1. A man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy; a practitioner of pederasty.
    Synonym: (literary, archaic) Uranian

Usage notes

  • The term pederast has sometimes been incorrectly used to describe men sexually involved with prepubescent girls, or child-rapists who do not have any ongoing relationship with the child. For an adult fixated on only sexual involvement with prepubescent children, or for heterosexual child-eroticism, pedophile is used instead. Note that pedophile and pedophilia refer only to the desire, not to the act, so pedophiles are not necessarily sexually involved with children. The female equivalent is a korephile.

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παιδεραστής (paiderastḗs).

Noun

pederast m

  1. homosexual

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παιδεραστής (paiderastḗs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɛdɛrast]

Noun

pederast m anim

  1. (literary) homosexual

Declension

Dutch

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παιδεραστής (paiderastḗs).

Pronunciation

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Hyphenation: pe‧de‧rast

Noun

pederast m (plural pederasten, diminutive pederastje n)

  1. pederast

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pédéraste.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɛdɛˈrast]

Noun

pederast m (plural pederaști)

  1. homosexual

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παιδεραστής (paiderastḗs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peděrast/
  • Hyphenation: pe‧de‧rast

Noun

pedèrast m (Cyrillic spelling педѐраст)

  1. homosexual

Declension

Adjective

péderast (Cyrillic spelling пе́дераст)

  1. (derogatory) characteristic of a homosexual; faggy, gay, gayish, homo

Declension

Swedish

Noun

pederast c

  1. a pederast

Declension

Declension of pederast 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative pederast pederasten pederaster pederasterna
Genitive pederasts pederastens pederasters pederasternas

References

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