gelding
English
Etymology
From Old Norse geldingr, from gelda (“to castrate”), whence also English geld (“castrate”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɛldɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɛldɪŋ
Noun
gelding (plural geldings)
Translations
castrated male horse
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castrated male animal
eunuch — see eunuch
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcɛltiŋk/
- Rhymes: -ɛltiŋk
Declension
declension of gelding
f-s1 | singular | plural | ||
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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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