LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

mania1

mania f (genitive maniae)
Classical[ˈma.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈmaː.ni.a]

Meaning

  1. femininecraze, mania, madness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemaniamaniae
genitivemaniaemaniārum
dativemaniaemaniīs
accusativemaniammaniās
ablativemaniāmaniīs
vocativemaniamaniae

Mānĭa, ae, f.
I. In the Roman religion, the mother of the Lares, Varr. L. L. 9, § 61 Müll.; Macr. S. 1, 7, 34 sq.; Arn. 3, 124; Mart. Cap. 2, § 164.—
II. A bugbear, bugaboo for children, Arn. 6 fin.; cf.: Maniae turpes deformesque personae, Paul. ex Fest. p. 144 Müll.
mănĭa, ae, f., = μανία,
I. madness (syn.: furor, insania, v. Cic. Tusc. 3, 5, 11), Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 12, 107.—As a disease of cattle, Veg. Vet. 3, 2, 19 Gesn. (Schneid. insania).

Origins

From Ancient Greek μανία (manía).

Descendants
  • Romanianmânie
  • Italianmania
  • Catalanmania
  • Englishmania
  • Frenchmanie
  • GermanManie
  • Portuguesemania
  • Spanishmanía
  • Old Galician-Portuguesemanna
  • Albanianmëri
noun · feminine
mania2
*mania f

Meaning

  1. Proto Western Romancefemininereconstructionmanual skill

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative/ˈmaɲɲa//ˈmaɲɲas/
maniae
genitivemaniaemaniārum
dativemaniaemaniīs
accusativemaniammaniās
ablative—maniīs
vocative—maniae

Mānĭa, ae, v. Manius.

Origins

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).

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanmanya
  • Occitanmanha
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesemanhafrom Old Galician-Portuguese manna
  • Spanishmañafrom Old Spanish manna
  • Asturianmaña
  • Mirandesemanha
  • Galicianmañafrom Old Galician-Portuguese manna
  • Ladinomañafrom Old Spanish manna
  • Chavacanomañafrom Old Spanish manna
Elsewhere
  • Italianmagnanofrom Vulgar Latin *manianus
  • Catalanmanyàfrom Vulgar Latin *manianus
  • Lombardmagnanfrom Vulgar Latin *manianus
  • Franco-Provençalmagninfrom Vulgar Latin *manianus
  • Vivaro-Alpinemaninfrom Vulgar Latin *manianus
  • Middle Frenchmaignienfrom Vulgar Latin *manianus

Quick answers

What does mania mean in Latin?
mania, a noun, means “craze, mania, madness”.
What is the genitive of mania?
The genitive singular is maniae. mania is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce mania?
In classical Latin, [ˈma.ni.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmaː.ni.a].