follia

Catalan

Etymology

From foll +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [fuˈʎi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [foˈʎi.a]

Noun

follia f (plural follies)

1. madness

   Synonym: bogeria

2. (music) folia

Derived terms

• folliaire

Further reading

• “follia”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “follia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “follia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “follia”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /folˈli.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: fol‧lì‧a

Noun

follia f (plural follie)

1. madness, insanity, craziness, rampage, spree

   Follia d'amore ― Madness of love

2. folly, foolishness, absurdity
3. fool's errand

Related terms

• alla follia
• folle
• follia omicida

Anagrams

• afillo, follai