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Noun [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /eu̯.nûː.kʰos/, /eˈβnu.xos/, /eˈvnu.xos/, /eu̯.nûː.kʰos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ewˈnu.kʰos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /eˈβnu.xos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /eˈvnu.xos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /eˈvnu.xos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Compound of εὐνή (eunḗ, “bed”) + ἔχω (ékhō, “to hold”); literally, someone who takes care of the nuptial chamber, a chamberlain. Etymology templates: {{etymon|grc|εὐνή>Q42177|ἔχω>to have|id=Q179294}}, {{af|grc|εὐνή<t:bed>|ἔχω<t:to hold>}} εὐνή (eunḗ, “bed”) + ἔχω (ékhō, “to hold”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|εὐνούχου|m|second|head=εὐνοῦχος}} εὐνοῦχος • (eunoûkhos) m (genitive εὐνούχου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|εὐνοῦχος|ου}} Forms: eunoûkhos [romanization], εὐνούχου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ εὐνοῦχος [nominative, singular], εὐνούχω [dual, nominative], οἱ εὐνοῦχοι [nominative, plural], τοῦ εὐνούχου [genitive, singular], εὐνούχοιν [dual, genitive], εὐνούχων [genitive, plural], τῷ εὐνούχῳ [dative, singular], εὐνούχοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς εὐνούχοις [dative, plural], τὸν εὐνοῦχον [accusative, singular], εὐνούχω [accusative, dual], τοὺς εὐνούχους [accusative, plural], εὐνοῦχε [singular, vocative], εὐνούχω [dual, vocative], εὐνοῦχοι [plural, vocative]
  1. castrated person, eunuch Wikidata QID: Q179294 Synonyms: γᾰ́λλος, σπᾰ́δων
    Sense id: en-εὐνοῦχος-grc-noun-grc:Q179294 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Fruits Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 47 36 17 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 41 41 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 41 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 31 21 Disambiguation of Fruits: 52 21 27
  2. castrated animal Wikidata QID: Q16516071
    Sense id: en-εὐνοῦχος-grc-noun-grc:Q16516071 Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 41 41 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 41 15
  3. date fruit without stone
    Sense id: en-εὐνοῦχος-grc-noun-V1IKQ50u Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 41 41 18 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified: 19 19 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 41 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: εὐνουχεῖον (eunoukheîon), εὐνουχίας (eunoukhías), εὐνουχίζω (eunoukhízō), εὐνουχισμός (eunoukhismós), εὐνουχιστής (eunoukhistḗs), εὐνουχοειδής (eunoukhoeidḗs)
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      "roman": "eunoukheîon",
      "word": "εὐνουχεῖον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "eunoukhías",
      "word": "εὐνουχίας"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "eunoukhízō",
      "word": "εὐνουχίζω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "eunoukhismós",
      "word": "εὐνουχισμός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "eunoukhistḗs",
      "word": "εὐνουχιστής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "eunoukhoeidḗs",
      "word": "εὐνουχοειδής"
    }
  ],
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "el",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: ευνούχος (evnoúchos)"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
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          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: eunūchus (see there for further descendants)"
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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    {
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      "form": "ὁ εὐνοῦχος",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "οἱ εὐνοῦχοι",
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "εὐνούχοιν",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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        "vocative"
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "47 36 17",
          "kind": "other",
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          "_dis": "41 41 18",
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        "castrated person, eunuch"
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          "castrated",
          "castrated"
        ],
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          "eunuch"
        ]
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "γᾰ́λλος"
        },
        {
          "word": "σπᾰ́δων"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    },
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "44 41 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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      ],
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      ],
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          "castrated"
        ]
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    },
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        {
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        {
          "_dis": "44 41 15",
          "kind": "other",
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        "date fruit without stone"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "date",
          "date"
        ],
        [
          "stone",
          "stone"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/eu̯.nûː.kʰos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈβnu.xos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈvnu.xos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eu̯.nûː.kʰos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ewˈnu.kʰos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈβnu.xos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈvnu.xos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈvnu.xos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "εὐνοῦχος"
}
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    "Ancient Greek compound terms",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
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    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek properispomenon terms",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Hellenic",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *seǵʰ-",
    "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Hellenic",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek terms with redundant head parameter",
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      "roman": "eunoukheîon",
      "word": "εὐνουχεῖον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "eunoukhías",
      "word": "εὐνουχίας"
    },
    {
      "roman": "eunoukhízō",
      "word": "εὐνουχίζω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "eunoukhismós",
      "word": "εὐνουχισμός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "eunoukhistḗs",
      "word": "εὐνουχιστής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "eunoukhoeidḗs",
      "word": "εὐνουχοειδής"
    }
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          "name": "desc"
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    },
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      ],
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      "form": "οἱ εὐνοῦχοι",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "εὐνούχοιν",
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    {
      "form": "εὐνούχων",
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    {
      "form": "τῷ εὐνούχῳ",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "εὐνούχοιν",
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      "form": "τοῖς εὐνούχοις",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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      "form": "τὸν εὐνοῦχον",
      "roman": "tòn eunoûkhon",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "τοὺς εὐνούχους",
      "roman": "toùs eunoúkhous",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "εὐνοῦχε",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "vocative"
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    {
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        "vocative"
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      "form": "εὐνοῦχοι",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "vocative"
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "castrated person, eunuch"
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    {
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      ],
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        "Q16516071"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "date fruit without stone"
      ],
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        [
          "date",
          "date"
        ],
        [
          "stone",
          "stone"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/eu̯.nûː.kʰos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈβnu.xos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈvnu.xos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eu̯.nûː.kʰos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ewˈnu.kʰos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈβnu.xos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈvnu.xos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈvnu.xos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "εὐνοῦχος"
}

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