Uttal

    • IPA: /ˈjuː.nʌk/
Översättning
Substantiv
1.hadım
2.haremağası

Definitioner

Substantiv

  1. A castrated human male.
  2. Such a man employed as harem guard or in certain (mainly Eastern) monarchies (e.g. late Roman and Chinese Empires) as court or state officials.
  3. (in translations of ancient texts) A man who is not inclined to marry and procreate.

Exempel

  • Semiramis was the first woman to invent eunuchs and women have had sympathy for them ever since; [...] and women can tell them what they can't tell other men.

Böjningsformer

Pluraleunuchs

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