Eunuch

== German == === Etymology === In Germanised form since ca. 1600, from Late Middle High German eunuchus, from Latin eunūchus, from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔʏ̯ˈnuːx/ Rhymes: -uːx === Noun === Eunuch m (weak, genitive Eunuchen, plural Eunuchen) eunuch (a castrated man employed as harem guard or women’s servant) (by extension) any castrated man Synonyms: (uncommon) Hämling, Kastrat, Entmannter, Verschnittener ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== eunuchenhaft === Further reading === “Eunuch” in Duden online