maniak

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmanɪjak]

Noun

maniak m anim (female equivalent maniačka, related adjective maniacký)

1. maniac

Declension

Declension of maniak (velar masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	maniak	maniaci
genitive	maniaka	maniaků
dative	maniakovi, maniaku	maniakům
accusative	maniaka	maniaky
vocative	maniaku	maniaci
locative	maniakovi, maniaku	maniacích
instrumental	maniakem	maniaky

Related terms

• mánie

 

Further reading

• “maniak”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “maniak”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “maniak”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

maniak m (plural maniakken, diminutive maniakje n)

1. maniac, a manic individual
2. maniac, obsessive, fanatic

Derived terms

• seksmaniak

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: maniak

Malay

Etymology

From English maniac.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma.ni.jak]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧ak
• Rhymes: -jak

Noun

maniak (Jawi spelling مانياک, plural maniak-maniak, informal 1st possessive maniakku, 2nd possessive maniakmu, 3rd possessive maniaknya)

1. (psychology) maniac

References

• “maniak” in Kamus Dewan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2021, →ISBN, page 1409.

Further reading

• “maniak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French maniaque, from Late Latin maniacus, from Ancient Greek μανιακός (maniakós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɲ.jak/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aɲjak
• Syllabification: man‧iak

Noun

maniak m pers (female equivalent maniaczka)

1. (psychology) maniac (person who suffers from a mania)
2. (colloquial) enthusiast, fanatic, nut

   Synonyms: entuzjasta, fanatyk, oszołom, zapaleniec

Declension

Declension of maniak

	singular	plural
nominative	maniak	maniacy/maniaki (deprecative)
genitive	maniaka	maniaków
dative	maniakowi	maniakom
accusative	maniaka	maniaków
instrumental	maniakiem	maniakami
locative	maniaku	maniakach
vocative	maniaku	maniacy

Noun

maniak m animal

1. (hunting) stuffed black grouse or figure used as a lure

   Synonym: bałwan

Declension

Declension of maniak

	singular	plural
nominative	maniak	maniaki
genitive	maniaka	maniaków
dative	maniakowi	maniakom
accusative	maniaka	maniaki
instrumental	maniakiem	maniakami
locative	maniaku	maniakach
vocative	maniaku	maniaki

Derived terms

adjectives

• maniacki
• maniakalny

 

noun

• maniactwo

 

verbs

• maniaczeć impf
• zmaniaczeć pf

 

Related terms

adverbs

• maniacko
• maniakalnie

 

noun

• maniakalność

 

Further reading

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