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

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Latin

Noun

erōs

  1. accusative plural of erus

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeɾos/

Noun

eros m (uncountable)

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

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