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
17 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...
παίδων
genitive, plural, masculine
Pais
nominative or vocative, singular, masculine (commo...
παισιν
dative, plural, neuter
Παις
nominative, singular, common (masculine or feminin...
παῖδες
nominative, plural, masculine
παιδῶν
genitive, plural, masculine or feminine
paidos
genitive, singular, masculine or feminine (common)
παιδα
accusative, singular, masculine
παιδος
genitive, singular, masculine or feminine
Paida
accusative, singular, masculine
παιδων
genitive, plural, common (masculine/feminine)
παῖς
nominative, singular, common (masculine/feminine)
παῖδές
nominative, plural, masculine (can also be common ...