μανία

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See also: Μανία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μᾰνῐ́ᾱ (maníāf (genitive μᾰνῐ́ᾱς); first declension

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

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

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

Further reading


Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μανία (manía, madness).

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ma'nia]
  • Hyphenation: μα‧νί‧α

Noun

μανία (maníaf (plural μανίες)

  1. mania
  2. rage, frenzy
  3. obsession

Declension

Derived terms