Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pederasty

/ˈpɛd.ə.ɹæs.ti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: ped-erasty
IPA: /ˈpɛd.ə.ɹæs.ti/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Erotic love, sexually expressed or chaste, between a man and an adolescent boy.

American usage; Uncountable

noun

Anal intercourse in general, usually between a man and an adolescent boy.

American usage; Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] aber die Entwürdigung der Frauen rächte sich an den Männern und entwürdigte auch sie, bis sie versanken in die Widerwärtigkeit der Knabenliebe und ihre Götter entwürdigten wie sich selbst durch den Mythus von Ganymed."
"Pederasty when committed with physical violence, a threat, or with respect to a minor, or when taking advantage of the dependent position of the injured party shall be punishable by deprivation of freedom for a period not to exceed eight years."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παιδεραστία (paiderastía, “love of boys”), from παιδεραστής (paiderastḗs, “pederast”), from παῖς (paîs, “child, son, boy”) + ἐραστής (erastḗs, “lover”), from ἔραμαι (éramai, “to love”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: *peh₂w-, παιδεραστία

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɛd.ə.ɹæs.ti/
British English: /ˈpɛd.ə.ɹəs.ti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

pederasties (plural) paederasty (alternative, Commonwealth) pæderasty (alternative, Commonwealth)

Frequently Paired Words

pederast pederastic pedophile

Synonyms

boylove paederasty

Antonyms

korephilia

Questions

How do you pronounce pederasty?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛd.ə.ɹæs.ti/.
What does pederasty mean?: Erotic love, sexually expressed or chaste, between a man and an adolescent boy.
Where does pederasty come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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