eunuchas
التعريفات والمعاني
== Lithuanian ==
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Latin eunūchus, from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ɛʊˈnʊxɐs]
Hyphenation: eu‧nu‧chas
=== 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 ====
=== Further reading ===
“eunuchas”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.
“eunuchas” in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija [Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia]