erotoman

German

Pronunciation

  • (formal) IPA(key): /eroːtoˈmaːn/
  • (lax northern) IPA(key): /ɛroːtoˈmaːn/, /ɛroːtɔˈmaːn/
  • Rhymes: -aːn
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Adjective

erotoman (strong nominative masculine singular erotomaner, not comparable)

  1. erotomanic
    • 2024 January 20, Katharina Domschke, Dieter Ebert, “Jon Fosse: „Melancholie“ – eine Lektüre aus psychiatrischer Sicht”, in Der Nervenarzt, volume 95, →DOI, pages 279–282:
      Hier in Düsseldorf verliebt sich Lars Hertervig in Helene, die 15-jährige Tochter des Hauses Winckelmann und entwickelt zunehmend erotomane Züge, die dazu führen, dass Helenes Onkel und Mutter ihm fristlos das angemietete Zimmer kündigen und ihn unter Hinzurufen der Polizei des Hauses verweisen.
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Declension

  • Erotoman, Erotomane, Erotomanin
  • Erotomanie

Polish

Etymology

    Back-formation from erotomania. First attested in 1862.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɛ.rɔˈtɔ.man/
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    • Rhymes: -ɔman
    • Syllabification: e‧ro‧to‧man

    Noun

    erotoman m pers (female equivalent erotomanka)

    1. erotomanic (person exhibiting excessive sexual inclination or desire)
    2. erotomanic (person exhibiting a psychological disorder in which a person has a delusion of a romantic relationship with another person)

    Declination

    References

    1. ^ Wilhelm Lubelski, transl. (1862), Małżeństwo pod względem fizjologji i hygieny, z dołączeniem uwag dyetetycznych nad wychowaniem niemowląt, podług najlepszych źródeł[1] (in Polish), Warsaw: Karol Berinstein, page 233

    Further reading

    Romanian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from French érotomane.

    Noun

    erotoman m (plural erotomani)

    1. erotomaniac

    Declension

    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative erotoman erotomanul erotomani erotomanii
    genitive-dative erotoman erotomanului erotomani erotomanilor
    vocative erotomanule erotomanilor