frenesia

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin phrenesia, from Latin phrenēsis, from Ancient Greek φρένησις (phrénēsis), derived from φρήν (phrḗn, mind).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fre.neˈzi.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: fre‧ne‧sì‧a

Noun[edit]

frenesia f (plural frenesie)

  1. frenzy

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • frenesia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana