ludomania

See also: ludomanią

English

Etymology

From Latin lūdus (“game”) +‎ -mania.

Noun

ludomania (uncountable)

1. Addiction to games or gambling; problem gambling.

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ-o-s

Proto-Slavic *ľudъ

Polish lud

Proto-Slavic *-o-

Old Polish -o-

Polish -o-

Proto-Indo-European *men-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *mn̥yétorder.

Proto-Hellenic *məňňómai

Ancient Greek μαίνομαι (maínomai)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)

Ancient Greek μανία (manía)der.

Polish -mania

Polish ludomania

From lud + -o- + -mania.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lu.dɔˈmaɲ.ja/

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• Rhymes: -aɲja
• Syllabification: lu‧do‧man‧ia

Noun

ludomania f

1. (historical, literary) the intelligentsia's fascination with and idealisation of peasantry, especially that concerning the Young Poland movement

   Synonyms: chłopomania, chłopomaństwo

Declension

Declension of ludomania

	singular
nominative	ludomania
genitive	ludomanii
dative	ludomanii
accusative	ludomanię
instrumental	ludomanią
locative	ludomanii
vocative	ludomanio

Derived terms

adjective

• ludomański

nouns

• ludoman
• ludomaństwo

Related terms

adverb

• ludomańsko

Further reading

• “ludomania”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “ludomania”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Etymology

From ludo- +‎ -mania.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌlu.do.maˈni.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌlu.do.maˈni.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌlu.do.maˈni.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌlu.dɔ.mɐˈni.ɐ/ [ˌlu.ðɔ.mɐˈni.ɐ]

Noun

ludomania f (countable and uncountable, plural ludomanias)

1. problem gambling

   Synonym: ludopatia

Further reading

• “ludomania”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “ludomania”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “ludomania”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “ludomania”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026