castro

Meaning

1. (conjugation-1) to prune
2. (conjugation-1) to amputate
3. (conjugation-1) to punish
4. (conjugation-1) to purge
5. (conjugation-1) to castrate or spay
6. (conjugation-1) to dock (a tail)

Concepts

castrate

emasculate

enervate

unman

weaken

Translations

ακρωτηριάζω

αποχαυνώνω

snervano

castrar

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkas.troː]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *kastrāō, denominative in -ō perhaps from a lost instrumental noun, Proto-Italic *kastrom (“knife”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱos-tróm (“cutting tool, knife”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- (“to cut up, to slaughter”); compare Sanskrit शस्त्र (śastra, “sword, dagger”). See also castrum, careō.