Manie

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by Fskel (talk | contribs) as of 21:56, 21 June 2024.
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: Appendix:Variations of "manie"

German

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

16th century, from Latin mania, from Ancient Greek μανία (manía).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /maˈniː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

[edit]

Manie f (genitive Manie, plural Manien)

  1. (medicine) mania
  2. strange compulsion, tic, fixation, mania (but perhaps weaker than in English, touches on unrelated Manier (“mannerism”))
    Er hat diese Manie, immer alle Fenster zu überprüfen, bevor er nach draußen geht.
    He has that compulsion to check all windows whenever he goes outside.

Declension

[edit]
Declension of Manie [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Manie die Manien
genitive einer der Manie der Manien
dative einer der Manie den Manien
accusative eine die Manie die Manien

Derived terms

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Manie&oldid=80478776"