eunuch
See also: Eunuch
English
Etymology
From Middle English eunuk, from Middle French eunuque, from Latin eunūchus, from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos), from εὐνή (eunḗ, “bed”) + ἔχω (ékhō, “I have, keep”). Originally probably used to refer to a bed chamber attendant.
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Pronunciation
Noun
eunuch (plural eunuches)
- A castrated human male.
- 1922, Michael Arlen, “2/1/2”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days[1]:
- Semiramis was the first woman to invent eunuchs and women have had sympathy for them ever since; […] and women can tell them what they can't tell other men.
- Such a man employed as harem guard or in certain (mainly Eastern) monarchies (e.g. late Roman and Chinese Empires) as court or state officials.
- (in translations of ancient texts) A man who is not inclined to marry and procreate.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
castrated human male
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such a man who was harem guard or in Middle Eastern courts under Roman Emperors, important officials of the state
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See also
Czech
Noun
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Dutch
Alternative forms
- eunuuk (dated, superseded)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin eunūchus, from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos).
Pronunciation
Noun
eunuch m (plural eunuchen, diminutive eunuchje n)
Descendants
- Afrikaans: eunug
Hungarian
Etymology
From German Eunuch, from Latin eunuchus, from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos, “castrated man, eunuch, harem guard”), from εὐνή (eunḗ, “bed”) + ἔχω (ékhō, “I have, keep”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
eunuch (plural eunuchok)
Declension
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | eunuch | eunuchok |
accusative | eunuchot | eunuchokat |
dative | eunuchnak | eunuchoknak |
instrumental | eunuchhal | eunuchokkal |
causal-final | eunuchért | eunuchokért |
translative | eunuchhá | eunuchokká |
terminative | eunuchig | eunuchokig |
essive-formal | eunuchként | eunuchokként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | eunuchban | eunuchokban |
superessive | eunuchon | eunuchokon |
adessive | eunuchnál | eunuchoknál |
illative | eunuchba | eunuchokba |
sublative | eunuchra | eunuchokra |
allative | eunuchhoz | eunuchokhoz |
elative | eunuchból | eunuchokból |
delative | eunuchról | eunuchokról |
ablative | eunuchtól | eunuchoktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
eunuché | eunuchoké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
eunuchéi | eunuchokéi |
Possessive forms of eunuch | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | eunuchom | eunuchjaim |
2nd person sing. | eunuchod | eunuchjaid |
3rd person sing. | eunuchja | eunuchjai |
1st person plural | eunuchunk | eunuchjaink |
2nd person plural | eunuchotok | eunuchjaitok |
3rd person plural | eunuchjuk | eunuchjaik |
References
- ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
Polish
Etymology
From Latin eunuchus, from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos).
Pronunciation
Noun
eunuch m pers
- eunuch
- Synonyms: kastrat, rzezaniec, trzebieniec
Declension
Declension of eunuch
Further reading
- eunuch in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
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