eunuch

Dutch (Brabantic)

/œy̯ˈnʏx/

noun

Definitions

A eunuch castrated man.
A eunuch castrated male harem guard.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin eunūchus derived from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (castrated man, harem guard, eunuch).

Origin

Ancient Greek

εὐνοῦχος

Gloss

castrated man, harem guard, eunuch

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

eunuchus Latin
eunūchus Latin
eunuque French
евнух Russian
εὐνή Ancient Greek
εὐνοῦχος Ancient Greek
ἔχω Ancient Greek
*seǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
evnukk Norwegian Bokmål
evnukk Norwegian Nynorsk
eunuc Catalan, Valencian
eunuque Middle French
eunuc Occitan