Manie

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German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈniː/
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  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

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

Declension of Manie
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

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