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gelding

/ˈɡɛldɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
geld-ing
IPA
/ˈɡɛldɪŋ/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A castrated male horse.

noun

Any castrated male animal.

verb

present participle and gerund of geld

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: geldyng, geldingr

Inflected Forms

geldings (plural)

Rhymes With

welding melding

Questions

How do you pronounce gelding?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɛldɪŋ/.
What does gelding mean?
A castrated male horse.
Where does gelding come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce gelding

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