entmannen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German entmannen. Equivalent to ent- (un-, de-, dis-) +‎ Mann (man, male person) +‎ -en. Compare Dutch ontmannen, English unman.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛntˈmanən/
  • Hyphenation: ent‧man‧nen
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Verb

entmannen (weak, third-person singular present entmannt, past tense entmannte, past participle entmannt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to emasculate, to deprive of the capacity as a man
    Synonym: entmännlichen
  2. to castrate, to remove the male member
    Synonyms: kastrieren, verschneiden; (archaic) geilen, leichten

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Further reading

  • entmannen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • entmannen” in Duden online