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)

1. 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, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024