eunuchas
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Lithuanian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin eunūchus, from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos).
Pronunciation
Noun
eunùchas m (plural eunùchai) stress pattern 2
- (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”)
- (figurative, derogatory) impotent (person incapable of taking a particular type of action that the situation requires)
- Synonym: nevỹkėlis
Declension
Declension of eunùchas
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | eunùchas | eunùchai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | eunùcho | eunùchų |
| dative (naudininkas) | eunùchui | eunùchams |
| accusative (galininkas) | eunùchą | eunuchùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | eunuchù | eunùchais |
| locative (vietininkas) | eunuchè | eunùchuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | eunùche | eunùchai |
Further reading
- “eunuchas”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.
- eunuchas in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)