gelding

English

Etymology

From Middle English geldyng, geldynge, from Old Norse geldingr (“wether, eunuch”), from gelda (“to castrate”), equivalent to geld (“to castrate”) +‎ -ing (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɛldɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛldɪŋ

Noun

gelding (plural geldings)

  1. A castrated male horse.
  2. Any castrated male animal.
  3. (archaic) A eunuch.
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Translations
eunuch — see eunuch

Verb

gelding

  1. present participle of geld

Anagrams

Icelandic

Etymology

From gelda (“to geld, to castrate”) +‎ -ing (“-ing”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈcɛltiŋk/
  • Rhymes: -ɛltiŋk

Noun

gelding f (genitive singular geldingar, nominative plural geldingar)

  1. castration, gelding

Declension
declension of gelding
f-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gelding geldingin geldingar geldingarnar
accusative geldingu geldinguna geldingar geldingarnar
dative geldingu geldingunni geldingum geldingunum
genitive geldingar geldingarinnar geldinga geldinganna
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