gelding

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɛldɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ɛldɪŋ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English geldyng (“eunuch”), from Old Norse geldingr (“wether, eunuch”), from gelda (“to castrate”). By surface analysis, geld (“to castrate”) +‎ -ing (diminutive suffix). ==== Noun ==== gelding (plural geldings) A castrated male horse. Any castrated male animal. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From geld +‎ -ing. ==== Verb ==== gelding present participle and gerund of geld === Anagrams === Gedling, gingled, ledging, niggled == Icelandic == === Etymology === From gelda (“to geld, to castrate”) +‎ -ing (“-ing”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈcɛltiŋk/ Rhymes: -ɛltiŋk === Noun === gelding f (genitive singular geldingar, nominative plural geldingar) castration, gelding ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== gelda (“to geld, to castrate”) geldingur (“gelding, wether”)