earótach
Irish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἔρως, ἔρωτος (érōs, érōtos, “love, desire”) + -ach.
Adjective
earótach (genitive singular masculine earótaigh, genitive singular feminine earótaí, plural earótacha, comparative earótaí)
- erotic
- Synonym: anghrách
Declension
Declension of earótach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | earótach | earótach | earótacha | |
| Vocative | earótaigh | earótacha | ||
| Genitive | earótaí | earótacha | earótach | |
| Dative | earótach | earótach; earótaigh (archaic) | earótacha | |
| Comparative | níos earótaí | |||
| Superlative | is earótaí | |||
Derived terms
- damhsóir earótach (“exotic dancer”)
- earótachas (“eroticism”)
- homa-earótach (“homoerotic”, adjective)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| earótach | n-earótach | hearótach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- “erotic” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.