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

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 erotomaniabf.

Polish erotoman

Back-formation from erotomania. First attested in 1862.

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)
3. 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

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)

1. erotomaniac

Declension

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