maníaco

See also: maniaco

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin maniacus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek μανιακός (maniakós), adjectival form of μανία (manía, “madness”). See mania.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈni.a.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈni.a.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈni.a.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈni.ɐ.ku/

• Hyphenation: ma‧ní‧a‧co

Noun

maníaco m (plural maníacos, feminine maníaca, feminine plural maníacas)

1. maniac (insane person)

Spanish

Alternative forms

• maniaco

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin maniacus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek μανιακός (maniakós), adjectival form of μανία (manía, “madness”). See manía.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈniako/ [maˈni.a.ko]
• Rhymes: -iako
• Syllabification: ma‧ní‧a‧co

Adjective

maníaco (feminine maníaca, masculine plural maníacos, feminine plural maníacas)

1. manic, maniacal

   Synonym: maniático

Noun

maníaco m (plural maníacos, feminine maníaca, feminine plural maníacas)

1. maniac

Related terms

• manía

 

Further reading

• “maníaco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014