megaloman

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Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

megaloman m anim

  1. megalomaniac
    Synonym: velikáš

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • megaloman”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • megaloman”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meɡaloˈmaːn/
  • Rhymes: -aːn
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

megaloman (strong nominative masculine singular megalomaner, comparative megalomaner, superlative am megalomansten)

  1. megalomaniacal
    Synonym: megalomanisch

Declension

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English megalomaniac, French mégalomane, German Megalomane.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛ.ɡaˈlɔ.man/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔman
  • Syllabification: me‧ga‧lo‧man

Noun

megaloman m pers (female equivalent megalomanka, related adjective megalomański)

  1. (derogatory, literary) megalomaniac (person affected with or exhibiting megalomani)
    Synonyms: pyszałek, zarozumialec

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Further reading

  • megaloman in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • megaloman in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French mégalomane.

Noun

megaloman m (plural megalomani)

  1. megalomaniac

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