erotomania

English

Etymology

From late 19th century. From Ancient Greek ἐρωτικός (erōtikós, “related to love”), which is from ἔρως (érōs, “passionate or sexual love”); eroto- +‎ -mania.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪniə

Noun

erotomania (usually uncountable, plural erotomanias)

1. A psychological disorder in which a person has a delusion of a romantic relationship with another person.
   • 2021, Megan Nolan, Acts of Desperation‎^[1], Random House, →ISBN:

     I read a case study of a woman, Patient M, who suffered from erotomania, or De Clerambault syndrome, in upstate New York in the 1970s. […] One July morning, professional acquaintances and friends of the professor were shocked tor receive wedding invitations to the marriage of him and Patient M.

2. Excessive sexual inclination or desire.

Synonyms

• de Clérambault's syndrome

Derived terms

• erotomaniacal

Related terms

• erotomane

Translations

mental disorder based on the delusion of a romantic relationship

• Esperanto: erotomanio
• French: érotomanie (fr) f
• Greek: ερωτομανία (el) f (erotomanía)
• Italian: erotomanie f, erotomania (it) f
• Polish: erotomania (pl) f
• Russian: эротомания (ru) f (erotomanija)
• Turkish: erotomani

References

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Erotomania”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume III (D–E), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 274, column 2.

Finnish

Etymology

eroto- +‎ -mania

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈerotoˌmɑniɑ/, [ˈe̞ro̞t̪o̞ˌmɑ̝niɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑniɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): eroto‧mania

Noun

erotomania

1. erotomania

Usage notes

• In diagnostics this term, together with nymfomania and satyriaasi, has been raplaced with hyperseksuaalisuus (“hypersexuality”)

Declension

Inflection of erotomania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		erotomania	erotomaniat
genitive		erotomanian	erotomanioiden erotomanioitten
partitive		erotomaniaa	erotomanioita
illative		erotomaniaan	erotomanioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		erotomania	erotomaniat
accusative	nom.	erotomania	erotomaniat
	gen.	erotomanian
genitive		erotomanian	erotomanioiden erotomanioitten erotomaniain rare
partitive		erotomaniaa	erotomanioita
inessive		erotomaniassa	erotomanioissa
elative		erotomaniasta	erotomanioista
illative		erotomaniaan	erotomanioihin
adessive		erotomanialla	erotomanioilla
ablative		erotomanialta	erotomanioilta
allative		erotomanialle	erotomanioille
essive		erotomaniana	erotomanioina
translative		erotomaniaksi	erotomanioiksi
abessive		erotomaniatta	erotomanioitta
instructive		—	erotomanioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of erotomania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative erotomaniani erotomaniani accusative nom. erotomaniani erotomaniani gen. erotomaniani genitive erotomaniani erotomanioideni erotomanioitteni erotomaniaini rare partitive erotomaniaani erotomanioitani inessive erotomaniassani erotomanioissani elative erotomaniastani erotomanioistani illative erotomaniaani erotomanioihini adessive erotomaniallani erotomanioillani ablative erotomanialtani erotomanioiltani allative erotomanialleni erotomanioilleni essive erotomanianani erotomanioinani translative erotomaniakseni erotomanioikseni abessive erotomaniattani erotomanioittani instructive — — comitative — erotomanioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative erotomaniasi erotomaniasi accusative nom. erotomaniasi erotomaniasi gen. erotomaniasi genitive erotomaniasi erotomanioidesi erotomanioittesi erotomaniaisi rare partitive erotomaniaasi erotomanioitasi inessive erotomaniassasi erotomanioissasi elative erotomaniastasi erotomanioistasi illative erotomaniaasi erotomanioihisi adessive erotomaniallasi erotomanioillasi ablative erotomanialtasi erotomanioiltasi allative erotomaniallesi erotomanioillesi essive erotomanianasi erotomanioinasi translative erotomaniaksesi erotomanioiksesi abessive erotomaniattasi erotomanioittasi instructive — — comitative — erotomanioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative erotomaniamme erotomaniamme accusative nom. erotomaniamme erotomaniamme gen. erotomaniamme genitive erotomaniamme erotomanioidemme erotomanioittemme erotomaniaimme rare partitive erotomaniaamme erotomanioitamme inessive erotomaniassamme erotomanioissamme elative erotomaniastamme erotomanioistamme illative erotomaniaamme erotomanioihimme adessive erotomaniallamme erotomanioillamme ablative erotomanialtamme erotomanioiltamme allative erotomaniallemme erotomanioillemme essive erotomanianamme erotomanioinamme translative erotomaniaksemme erotomanioiksemme abessive erotomaniattamme erotomanioittamme instructive — — comitative — erotomanioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative erotomanianne erotomanianne accusative nom. erotomanianne erotomanianne gen. erotomanianne genitive erotomanianne erotomanioidenne erotomanioittenne erotomaniainne rare partitive erotomaniaanne erotomanioitanne inessive erotomaniassanne erotomanioissanne elative erotomaniastanne erotomanioistanne illative erotomaniaanne erotomanioihinne adessive erotomaniallanne erotomanioillanne ablative erotomanialtanne erotomanioiltanne allative erotomaniallenne erotomanioillenne essive erotomaniananne erotomanioinanne translative erotomaniaksenne erotomanioiksenne abessive erotomaniattanne erotomanioittanne instructive — — comitative — erotomanioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative erotomaniansa erotomaniansa accusative nom. erotomaniansa erotomaniansa gen. erotomaniansa genitive erotomaniansa erotomanioidensa erotomanioittensa erotomaniainsa rare partitive erotomaniaansa erotomanioitaan erotomanioitansa inessive erotomaniassaan erotomaniassansa erotomanioissaan erotomanioissansa elative erotomaniastaan erotomaniastansa erotomanioistaan erotomanioistansa illative erotomaniaansa erotomanioihinsa adessive erotomaniallaan erotomaniallansa erotomanioillaan erotomanioillansa ablative erotomanialtaan erotomanialtansa erotomanioiltaan erotomanioiltansa allative erotomanialleen erotomaniallensa erotomanioilleen erotomanioillensa essive erotomanianaan erotomanianansa erotomanioinaan erotomanioinansa translative erotomaniakseen erotomaniaksensa erotomanioikseen erotomanioiksensa abessive erotomaniattaan erotomaniattansa erotomanioittaan erotomanioittansa instructive — — comitative — erotomanioineen erotomanioinensa

Further reading

• “erotomania”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• erotomaani

Italian

Etymology

From eroto- +‎ -mania.

Noun

erotomania f (plural erotomanie)

1. erotomania