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mania.

mania; craze;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈma.ni.a]Classical-Latin[ˈmaː.ni.a]

  1. craze, mania, madness

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek μανία (manía).

noun/ˈmaɲɲa/

  1. manual skill

    Proto-Western-Romance · feminine · reconstruction
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin *mania From manus (“hand”) + -ia (abstract noun-forming suffix).

adj[ˈmaː.ni.a]Classical-Latin[ˈmaː.ni.a]

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of mānis

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · plural · vocative
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