Manie
German edit
Etymology edit
16th century, from Latin mania, from Ancient Greek μανία (manía).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Manie f (genitive Manie, plural Manien)
- (medicine) mania
- 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 edit
Declension of Manie [feminine]
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- Manie on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Manie” in Duden online
- “Manie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache