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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 f (-ĭ́ā).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    μᾰνῐ́ᾱ (mănĭ́āf (genitive μᾰνῐ́ᾱς); first declension

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

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    Greek

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    Etymology

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    (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) 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
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    Declension

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    Declension of μανία
    singular plural
    nominative μανία (manía) μανίες (maníes)
    genitive μανίας (manías) μανιών (manión)
    accusative μανία (manía) μανίες (maníes)
    vocative μανία (manía) μανίες (maníes)

    Derived terms

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