παι
Lemma: παῖς
noun
noun
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Added Feb 23, 2026
Definition
a child; a son or daughter. Also a youth or young person, and by extension a servant or attendant (often a household slave).
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Grammatical Analysis
"παι"
Note: The form «παι» as written is not a standard inflected Ancient Greek word-form in isolation. It most commonly represents (1) a truncated/vocative-like address «παι(δ)» used in dialogue (from παῖς, παιδός), with final δ elided (παι(δ)), or (2) a non-standard/incorrect spelling requiring more context (e.g., punctuation or following word) to determine function.
Related Forms of παῖς
20 forms discoveredOther inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:
παιδας
accusative or genitive, plural, masculine or femin...
παις
nominative OR vocative OR accusative (context-depe...
παῖδα
accusative, singular, masculine
παιδί
nominative or vocative or accusative, singular, ne...
Παις
nominative, singular, common (masculine or feminin...
παιδῶν
genitive, plural, masculine or feminine
paidos
genitive, singular, masculine or feminine (common)
παίδων
genitive, plural, masculine
παισιν
dative, plural, neuter
Pais
nominative or vocative, singular, masculine (commo...
παῖδες
nominative, plural, masculine
παιδος
genitive, singular, masculine or feminine
παιδων
genitive, plural, common (masculine/feminine)
παῖς
nominative, singular, common (masculine/feminine)
παιδα
accusative, singular, masculine
παῖδές
nominative, plural, masculine (can also be common ...
Paida
accusative, singular, masculine
παῖδ
dative, singular, masculine or feminine
παῖ
vocative, singular, masculine
pais
nominative, singular, masculine or feminine (commo...