Gelded — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)

(of a male animal) having the testicles removed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈɛldᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɛldɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɛldɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈɛldᵻd/.

Examples

the vet gelded the young horse
a cut horse

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

geld cut emasculated

Parts of Speech

verb	cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses) “the vet gelded the young horse”
adjective	(of a male animal) having the testicles removed “a cut horse”

Word Forms

gelding

noun

castrated male horse

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wallach

die Hoden abschneiden (von männlichen Tieren wie Pferden)

🇫🇷French

castré

couper les testicules (des animaux mâles comme les chevaux)

🇪🇸Spanish

castrado

cortar los testículos (de animales machos como los caballos)

🇮🇹Italian

castrato

tagliare i testicoli (di animali maschi come i cavalli)

🇳🇱Dutch

geruineerd

snijd de testikels af (van mannelijke dieren zoals paarden)

🇵🇹Portuguese

castrado

cortar os testículos (de animais machos, como cavalos)

🇷🇺Russian

кастрированный

отрезать яички (самцам животных, например лошадей)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जेल्ड

अंडकोष काट दें (घोड़े जैसे नर जानवरों के)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೆಲ್ಡೆಡ್

ವೃಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ಕತ್ತರಿಸಿ (ಕುದುರೆಗಳಂತಹ ಪುರುಷ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳ)

🇵🇰Urdu

جیلڈ

خصیے کاٹ دیں (نر جانوروں جیسے گھوڑوں کے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

骟马

切除（雄性动物如马的）睾丸

🇯🇵Japanese

去勢された

（馬などの雄の動物の）睾丸を切り取る

🇰🇷Korean

겔화된

(말과 같은 수컷 동물의) 고환을 자르다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị thiến

cắt bỏ tinh hoàn (của động vật đực như ngựa)

🇹🇭Thai

เจล

ตัดลูกอัณฑะออก (ของสัตว์ตัวผู้ เช่น ม้า)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebiri

potong buah zakar (hewan jantan seperti kuda)

🇵🇭Filipino

naka-geled

putulin ang mga testicle (ng mga lalaking hayop tulad ng mga kabayo)

🇲🇾Malay

geled

potong buah zakar (haiwan jantan seperti kuda)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مخصي

قطع الخصيتين (من ذكور الحيوانات مثل الخيول)

🇮🇷Persian

ژل شده

قطع کردن بیضه ها (حیوانات نر مانند اسب)

🇹🇷Turkish

iğdiş edilmiş

(at gibi erkek hayvanların) testislerini kesmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

סָרִיס

לחתוך את האשכים (של בעלי חיים זכרים כגון סוסים)

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