eunuchas

Learned borrowing from Latin eunūchus, from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos).

• IPA^(key): [ɛʊˈnʊxɐs]
• Hyphenation: eu‧nu‧chas

eunùchas m (plural eunùchai) stress pattern 2

1. (historical) eunuch (castrated man who was harem guard or in Middle Eastern courts under Roman Emperors, important officials of the state)

   Hypernym: kastrãtas (“castrated man”)

2. (figurative, derogatory) impotent (person incapable of taking a particular type of action that the situation requires)

   Synonym: nevỹkėlis

• “eunuchas”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.
• “eunuchas” in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)