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ερωμένος
lover /eroˈmenos/
nounB2#2563 most common
Also: beloved, mistress's male companion, kept man
Example sentences
Αυτός είναι ο ερωμένος της.
He is her lover.
Δεν ήθελε να μάθει κανείς ότι είχε ερωμένο.
She didn't want anyone to find out she had a lover.
Η βασίλισσα κρατούσε τον ερωμένο της κρυφό από όλους.
The queen kept her lover secret from everyone.
Λένε πως ήταν ο μυστικός ερωμένος της ηθοποιού για χρόνια.
They say he was the actress's secret lover for years.
Στο μυθιστόρημα, ο ερωμένος της πρωταγωνίστριας αποκαλύπτεται τελικά ως ο δολοφόνος.
In the novel, the protagonist's lover is finally revealed to be the murderer.
Η σχέση της με τον ερωμένο της είχε γίνει αντικείμενο κουτσομπολιού σε όλη την πόλη, παρότι εκείνη επέμενε να την αρνείται δημοσίως.
Her relationship with her lover had become the talk of the town, even though she kept publicly denying it.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ερωμένος | ερωμένοι |
| Genitive | ερωμένου | ερωμένων |
| Accusative | ερωμένο | ερωμένους |
| Vocative | ερωμένε | ερωμένοι |
Word family
έρωταςlove, erosερωτικόςerotic, romantic
ερωτεύομαιto fall in love
εραστήςlover, the active partner in a romanceερωμένηfemale lover, mistress
Etymology
The word comes from Ancient Greek ἐρώμενος, the present passive participle of ἐράω, meaning to love or to desire. It literally denotes the one being loved, and it was paired in classical usage with ἐραστής, the one who loves, to describe the two sides of a romantic relationship. Modern Greek kept the old participle form but uses it simply as a noun for a lover.
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