eunuchas

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin eunūchus, from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɛʊˈnʊxɐs]
  • Hyphenation: eu‧nu‧chas

Noun

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eunùchas m (plural eunùchai) stress pattern 2

  1. (historical) eunuch (castrated man who was harem guard or in Middle Eastern courts under Roman Emperors, important officials of the state)
    Hypernym: kastrãtas (castrated man)
  2. (figurative, derogatory) impotent (person incapable of taking a particular type of action that the situation requires)
    Synonym: nevỹkėlis

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