μανία

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From μαίνομαι (maínomai, I am mad) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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μᾰνῐ́ᾱ (maníāf (genitive μᾰνῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. madness, frenzy, enthusiasm
  2. mad desire, compulsion

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: μανία (manía)
  • Latin: mania (see there for further descendants)
  • Polish: mania
  • Russian: ма́ния (mánija)

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μανία (manía, madness).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maˈnia/
  • Hyphenation: μα‧νί‧α

Noun

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μανία (maníaf (plural μανίες)

  1. mania
  2. rage, frenzy
  3. obsession

Declension

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Derived terms

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