- eunuk
- eu|nuksb., -ken, -ker, -kerne (kastreret mand)
Dansk ordbog. 2015.
eunuk
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Eunuk — Gilding, halvmand … Danske encyklopædi
eunuch — noun Etymology: Middle English eunuk, from Latin eunuchus, from Greek eunouchos, from eunē bed + echein to have, have charge of more at scheme Date: 15th century 1. a castrated man placed in charge of a harem or employed as a chamberlain in a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
eunuch — /yooh neuhk/, n. a castrated man, esp. one formerly employed by Oriental rulers as a harem guard or palace official. [1350 1400; ME eunuk < L eunuchus < Gk eunoûchos eunuch, chamberlain, equiv. to eune , s. of euné bed, place of sleeping + ochos… … Universalium
eunuch — eu•nuch [[t]ˈyu nək[/t]] n. why a castrated man, esp. one formerly employed by Oriental rulers as a harem guard or palace official • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME eunuk < L eunūchus < Gk eunoûchos=eun(ḗ) bed + ouchos, var. of ochos, n. der. of… … From formal English to slang
eunuchism — eu·nuch (yo͞o’nək) n. 1) A castrated man, traditionally employed as a harem attendant or as a functionary in certain Asian courts. 2) Often Offensive A man or boy whose testes are nonfunctioning or have been removed. 3) Derogatory An ineffectual… … Word Histories
eunuch — [yo͞o′nək] n. [ME eunuk < L eunuchus < Gr eunouchos, guardian of the bed, chamberlain, eunuch < eunē, bed + echein, to have, hold: see SCHEME] 1. a castrated man in charge of a harem or employed as a chamberlain or high officer in the… … English World dictionary
