eunuk

Danish

Noun

eunuk c (singular definite eunukken, plural indefinite eunukker)

eunuch

Declension

Declension of eunuk

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eunuk	eunukken	eunukker	eunukkerne
genitive	eunuks	eunukkens	eunukkers	eunukkernes

Further reading

“eunuk” in Den Danske Ordbog
“eunuk” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Middle English

Alternative forms

enuch, eunuchus

Etymology

From Middle French eunuque and Latin eunūchus, from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛu̯nuk/, /ˈɛu̯niu̯k/, /ˈɛːniu̯k/

Noun

eunuk

(Late Middle English, rare) A eunuch, especially one working as a guard at a harem.

Descendants

English: eunuch

References

“eunū̆k, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-03.

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