Eunuch
See also: eunuch
German
editEtymology
editIn Germanised form since ca. 1600, from Late Middle High German eunuchus, from Latin eunūchus, from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editEunuch m (weak, genitive Eunuchen, plural Eunuchen)
- eunuch (a castrated man employed as harem guard or women’s servant)
- (by extension) any castrated man
- Synonyms: (uncommon) Hämling, Kastrat, Entmannter, Verschnittener
Declension
editDeclension of Eunuch [masculine, weak]
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Eunuch” in Duden online
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