bibliomania

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English

Etymology

From biblio- +‎ -mania.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (US):(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˌbɪbliəˈmeɪniə/
  • Rhymes: -eɪniə

Noun

bibliomania (usually uncountable, plural bibliomanias)

  1. A passion for owning valuable books.
    • 1922, P. B. M. Allan, The Book-Hunter at Home, 2nd edition, London: Philip Allan & Co., page 58:
      To collect books indiscriminately tends to develop the dread bibliomania.

Translations

See also

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English bibliomania).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiblioˌmɑniɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑniɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): bib‧lio‧mania

Noun

bibliomania

  1. bibliomania

Declension

Inflection of bibliomania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative bibliomania bibliomaniat
genitive bibliomanian bibliomanioiden
bibliomanioitten
partitive bibliomaniaa bibliomanioita
illative bibliomaniaan bibliomanioihin
singular plural
nominative bibliomania bibliomaniat
accusative nom. bibliomania bibliomaniat
gen. bibliomanian
genitive bibliomanian bibliomanioiden
bibliomanioitten
bibliomaniain rare
partitive bibliomaniaa bibliomanioita
inessive bibliomaniassa bibliomanioissa
elative bibliomaniasta bibliomanioista
illative bibliomaniaan bibliomanioihin
adessive bibliomanialla bibliomanioilla
ablative bibliomanialta bibliomanioilta
allative bibliomanialle bibliomanioille
essive bibliomaniana bibliomanioina
translative bibliomaniaksi bibliomanioiksi
abessive bibliomaniatta bibliomanioitta
instructive bibliomanioin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of bibliomania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

Italian

Etymology

From biblio- +‎ -mania.

Noun

bibliomania f (plural bibliomanie)

  1. bibliomania

Anagrams

Polish

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Etymology

From biblio- +‎ -mania. First attested in 1819.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi.bljɔˈmaɲ.ja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɲja
  • Syllabification: bib‧lio‧man‧ia

Noun

bibliomania f

  1. (literary) bibliomania

Declension

Derived terms

nouns

References

  1. ^ Pamiętnik Warszawski, 1819, page 126

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From biblio- +‎ -mania.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbi.bli.o.maˈni.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˌbi.bljo.maˈni.ɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbi.bli.o.maˈni.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˌbi.bljo.maˈni.a/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌbi.bli.ɔ.mɐˈni.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˌbi.bljɔ.mɐˈni.ɐ/

  • Hyphenation: bi‧bli‧o‧ma‧ni‧a

Noun

bibliomania f (uncountable)

  1. bibliomania (a passion for owning books)
    Synonym: bibliofilia

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