obsesja

See also: obsesją

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English obsession, French obsession, German Obsession, ultimately from Latin obsessiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔpˈsɛs.ja/

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• Rhymes: -ɛsja
• Syllabification: ob‧ses‧ja

Noun

obsesja f (related adjective obsesyjny or obsesjonalny)

1. obsession (idea that engenders a compulsive or irrational preoccupation, or the preoccupation thereby engendered)

   Synonym: mania

2. obsession (activity or entity that inspires a compulsive and potentially unhealthy fixation, or the fixation thereby inspired)

Declension

Declension of obsesja

	singular	plural
nominative	obsesja	obsesje
genitive	obsesji	obsesji/obsesyj (archaic)
dative	obsesji	obsesjom
accusative	obsesję	obsesje
instrumental	obsesją	obsesjami
locative	obsesji	obsesjach
vocative	obsesjo	obsesje

Related terms

adverbs

• obsesjonalnie
• obsesyjnie

 

nouns

• obses
• obsesjonalność
• obsesjonat
• obsesjonatka
• obsesjonista
• obsesjonistka
• obsesyjność

 

Further reading

• obsesja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• obsesja in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• obsesja in PWN's encyclopedia