Eros

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eros"

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἔρως (Érōs).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛɹɒs/

Proper noun

Eros

  1. (Greek mythology) The god of love and sexual desire; son of either Erebus and Nyx or Aphrodite and Ares. His Roman counterpart is Cupid.
    • 1981 August 1, Ron Vachon, “To Your Health”, in Gay Community News, page 13:
      I'm not just talking about sexually transmitted diseases, though Eros-knows there's precious little information about them available to gay men.
  2. 433 Eros, an asteroid

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔρως (Érōs).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Eros m

  1. (Greek mythology) Eros (god of love and sexual desire)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔρως (Érōs).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ɾus/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ɾuʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ɾos/

Proper noun

Eros m

  1. (Greek mythology) Eros (god of love and sexual desire)

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Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈeɾos/ [ˈe.ɾos]
  • Rhymes: -eɾos
  • Syllabification: E‧ros

Proper noun

Eros m

  1. (Greek mythology) Eros (god of love)
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