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

Mutated forms of earótach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
earótach	n-earótach	hearótach	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• “erotic”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024