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)
- erotomanic
- 2024 January 20, Katharina Domschke, Dieter Ebert, “Jon Fosse: „Melancholie“ – eine Lektüre aus psychiatrischer Sicht”, in Der Nervenarzt, volume 95, , 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
Positive forms of erotoman (uncomparable)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist erotoman | sie ist erotoman | es ist erotoman | sie sind erotoman | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | erotomaner | erotomane | erotomanes | erotomane |
| genitive | erotomanen | erotomaner | erotomanen | erotomaner | |
| dative | erotomanem | erotomaner | erotomanem | erotomanen | |
| accusative | erotomanen | erotomane | erotomanes | erotomane | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der erotomane | die erotomane | das erotomane | die erotomanen |
| genitive | des erotomanen | der erotomanen | des erotomanen | der erotomanen | |
| dative | dem erotomanen | der erotomanen | dem erotomanen | den erotomanen | |
| accusative | den erotomanen | die erotomane | das erotomane | die erotomanen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein erotomaner | eine erotomane | ein erotomanes | (keine) erotomanen |
| genitive | eines erotomanen | einer erotomanen | eines erotomanen | (keiner) erotomanen | |
| dative | einem erotomanen | einer erotomanen | einem erotomanen | (keinen) erotomanen | |
| accusative | einen erotomanen | eine erotomane | ein erotomanes | (keine) erotomanen | |
Related terms
- Erotoman, Erotomane, Erotomanin
- Erotomanie
Polish
Etymology
Etymology tree
Polish erotoman
Back-formation from erotomania. First attested in 1862.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ.rɔˈtɔ.man/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔman
- Syllabification: e‧ro‧to‧man
Noun
erotoman m pers (female equivalent erotomanka)
- erotomanic (person exhibiting excessive sexual inclination or desire)
- erotomanic (person exhibiting a psychological disorder in which a person has a delusion of a romantic relationship with another person)
Declination
Declension of erotoman
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | erotoman | erotomani/erotomany (deprecative) |
| genitive | erotomana | erotomanów |
| dative | erotomanowi | erotomanom |
| accusative | erotomana | erotomanów |
| instrumental | erotomanem | erotomanami |
| locative | erotomanie | erotomanach |
| vocative | erotomanie | erotomani |
References
Further reading
- erotoman in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- erotoman in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “erotoman”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 699
- erotoman in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French érotomane.
Noun
erotoman m (plural erotomani)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | erotoman | erotomanul | erotomani | erotomanii | |
| genitive-dative | erotoman | erotomanului | erotomani | erotomanilor | |
| vocative | erotomanule | erotomanilor | |||