eunuch

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. A castrated human male.
2. 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.
3. A man who is not inclined to marry and procreate.
4. (figuratively) One that is ineffectual.

Verb

1. (dated, transitive) To castrate.
2. (dated, figuratively, transitive) To render ineffectual.

Concetti

eunuco

castrato

sinonimi

castrate

impotent man

hermaphrodite

capon

not a man

castrated man

unmanly

castrated person

spado

person

🧑‍🦱

bird

🐦

court

government agency

animal

🐾

spade

Traduzioni

eunuque

Eunuch

eunuco

eunuch

Kastrat

ευνούχος

eunuco

eunuc

hadım

haremağası

eunuchus

castrat

castraat

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈjuː.nək/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: eunuk

In summary

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek εὐνή (eunḗ)
Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ-der.
Proto-Hellenic *hékʰō
Ancient Greek ἔχω (ékhō)
Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos)bor.
Latin eunūchusder.
Middle English eunuk
English eunuch
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.