noun · masculinesecond declension
eunūchus
eunūchus m (genitive eunūchī)
Classical[ɛu̯ˈnuː.kʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[eu̯ˈnuː.kus]
Meaning
- eunuch
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
vir quī līberōs gignere nōn potesteunūchus -ī (m) — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 2
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | eunūchus | eunūchī |
| genitive | eunūchī | eunūchōrum |
| dative | eunūchō | eunūchīs |
| accusative | eunūchum | eunūchōs |
| ablative | eunūchō | eunūchīs |
| vocative | eunūche | eunūchī |
eunūchus, i, m., = εὐνοῦχος,
I. a eunuch.
II. (Sc. fabula.) Fem., the name of one of Terence's comedies.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
eunūchus ī, m
, εὐνοῦχος, a eunuch, T., Cs., C., Iu.—Fem., a comedy of Terence.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos).
Descendants
- Catalaneunuc
- Englisheunuch
- Frencheunuque
- Italianeunuco
- Occitaneunuc
- Portugueseeunuco
- Romanianeunuc
- Spanisheunuco
- Galicianeunuco
In English words that came into English from eunūchus
- eunucheunūchus