eunuch
To castrateTo castrate.
» Tom is a eunuch.
Tom ist ein Eunuch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том - евнух. — marafon
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(dated, transitive)To castrate.
(dated, figuratively, transitive)To render ineffectual.
Examples
4 sentencesTom is a eunuch.
ruТом - евнух. — marafon
deTom ist ein Eunuch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Eunuchs are castrated male slaves.
The Madianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Putiphar, an eunuch of Pharaoh, captain of the soldiers.
After this, it came to pass, that two eunuchs, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, offended their lord.
Origin
From Middle English eunuk, from Middle French eunuque, from Latin eunūchus, from Ancient GFrom Middle English eunuk, from Middle French eunuque, from Latin eunūchus, from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos), from εὐνή (eunḗ, “bed”) + ἔχω (ékhō, “to have, keep”). Originally probably used to refer to a bed chamber attendant.
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Forms
eunuchs, eunuching, eunuched, eunuchedWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.