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

    2. castrated person, eunuch
      Synonyms: γᾰ́λλος (gắllos), σπᾰ́δων (spắdōn)
    4. castrated animal
    5. 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
    tōî 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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