εὐνοῦχος

See also: ευνούχος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Compound of εὐνή (eunḗ, “bed”) +‎ ἔχω (ékhō, “to hold”); literally, someone who takes care of the nuptial chamber, a chamberlain.

Pronunciation
 

Noun

εὐνοῦχος • (eunoûkhos) m (genitive εὐνούχου); second declension

  1. castrated person, eunuch
    Synonyms: γᾰ́λλος (gállos), σπᾰ́δων (spádōn)
  2. castrated animal
  3. date fruit without stone

Inflection
Second declension of ὁ εὐνοῦχος; τοῦ εὐνούχου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ εὐνοῦχος
ho eunoûkhos		 τὼ εὐνούχω
tṑ eunoúkhō		 οἱ εὐνοῦχοι
hoi eunoûkhoi
Genitive τοῦ εὐνούχου
toû eunoúkhou		 τοῖν εὐνούχοιν
toîn eunoúkhoin		 τῶν εὐνούχων
tôn eunoúkhōn
Dative τῷ εὐνούχῳ
tôi eunoúkhōi		 τοῖν εὐνούχοιν
toîn eunoúkhoin		 τοῖς εὐνούχοις
toîs eunoúkhois
Accusative τὸν εὐνοῦχον
tòn eunoûkhon		 τὼ εὐνούχω
tṑ eunoúkhō		 τοὺς εὐνούχους
toùs eunoúkhous
Vocative εὐνοῦχε
eunoûkhe		 εὐνούχω
eunoúkhō		 εὐνοῦχοι
eunoûkhoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • εὐνουχεῖον (eunoukheîon)
  • εὐνουχίας (eunoukhías)
  • εὐνουχίζω (eunoukhízō)
  • εὐνουχισμός (eunoukhismós)
  • εὐνουχιστής (eunoukhistḗs)
  • εὐνουχοειδής (eunoukhoeidḗs)

Descendants
  • Greek: ευνούχος (evnoúchos)
  • → Latin: eunūchus (see there for further descendants)

Further reading
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