pyromania

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English

Etymology

From pyro- +‎ -mania.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpaɪɹə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/
  • Rhymes: -eɪniə

Noun

pyromania (usually uncountable, plural pyromanias)

  1. (psychology) A compulsive disorder characterized by obsession with fire or uncontrollable urges to start fires.

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Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English pyromania).

Pronunciation

Noun

pyromania

  1. pyromania

Declension

Inflection of pyromania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative pyromania pyromaniat
genitive pyromanian pyromanioiden
pyromanioitten
partitive pyromaniaa pyromanioita
illative pyromaniaan pyromanioihin
singular plural
nominative pyromania pyromaniat
accusative nom. pyromania pyromaniat
gen. pyromanian
genitive pyromanian pyromanioiden
pyromanioitten
pyromaniain rare
partitive pyromaniaa pyromanioita
inessive pyromaniassa pyromanioissa
elative pyromaniasta pyromanioista
illative pyromaniaan pyromanioihin
adessive pyromanialla pyromanioilla
ablative pyromanialta pyromanioilta
allative pyromanialle pyromanioille
essive pyromaniana pyromanioina
translative pyromaniaksi pyromanioiksi
abessive pyromaniatta pyromanioitta
instructive pyromanioin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of pyromania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

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