eros

See also: éros, erős, Eros, Éros, and EROS

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs, “love, desire”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɪəɹɒs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɛɹoʊs/

Noun

eros (usually uncountable, plural erotes)

1. A winged figure of a child representing love and/or its power
2. Physical love; sexual desire
3. a type of love that seeks fulfillment without violation or something else
4. (psychiatry) libido
5. (psychiatry) collective instincts for self-preservation; life drive

Antonyms

• (life drive): death drive, Thanatos

Translations

physical love; sexual desire

• Japanese: 性愛 (せいあい, seiai)

Anagrams

• 'orse, ROEs, Roes, Rose, ores, orse, roes, rose, rosé, sero-, sore, öres

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Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ɾos̺/

Etymology 1

Noun

eros inan

1. (psychology) eros

Declension

Declension of eros (inanimate) indefinite singular plural absolutive eros erosa erosak ergative erosek erosak erosek dative erosi erosari erosei genitive erosen erosaren erosen comitative erosekin erosarekin erosekin causative erosengatik erosarengatik erosengatik benefactive erosentzat erosarentzat erosentzat instrumental erosez erosaz erosez inessive erosetan erosan erosetan locative erosetako eroseko erosetako allative erosetara erosera erosetara terminative erosetaraino eroseraino erosetaraino directive erosetarantz eroserantz erosetarantz destinative erosetarako eroserako erosetarako ablative erosetatik erosetik erosetatik partitive erosik - - prolative erostzat - -

Etymology 2

Verb

eros

1. Infinitive of erosi.

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Latin

Noun

erōs

1. accusative plural of erus

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs, “love, desire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɾos/, [ˈe.ɾos]

Noun

eros m (uncountable)

1. eros; sexual desire
2. (psychiatry) libido

   Synonym: libido

Related terms

• erótico
• erógeno

Further reading

• “eros” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.