Ancient Greek dictionary · noun
μανία
madness, frenzy, enthusiasm
Transliteration: mania
Dictionary forms: μᾰνῐ́ᾱ, μᾰνῐ́ᾱς
Inflection: first declension
Meaning and definitions
- madness, frenzy, enthusiasm
- mad desire, compulsion
Connected roots
- -mania
madness, frenzy
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- maniac
An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.
- nymphomaniac
A woman who has an excessive libido.
- megalomaniac
One affected with or exhibiting megalomania.
- pyromaniac
a person with a compulsive desire to set fire to things
Recorded forms
| Form | Grammar |
|---|---|
| μᾰνῐ́ᾱ | nom. sg. |
| μᾰνῐ́αι | nom. pl. |
| μᾰνῐ́ᾱς | gen. sg. |
| μᾰνῐῶν | gen. pl. |
| μᾰνῐ́ᾳ | dat. sg. |
| μᾰνῐ́αις | dat. pl. |
| μᾰνῐ́ᾱν | acc. sg. |
| μᾰνῐ́ᾱς | acc. pl. |
| μᾰνῐ́ᾱ | voc. sg. |
| μᾰνῐ́αι | voc. pl. |
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