bibliomania

See also: bibliomanía and bibliomanią

English

Etymology

From biblio- +‎ -mania.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˌbɪbliəˈmeɪniə/
• Rhymes: -eɪniə

Noun

bibliomania (usually uncountable, plural bibliomanias)

1. A passion for owning valuable books.
   • 1922, P. B. M. Allan, The Book-Hunter at Home‎^[2], 2nd edition, London: Philip Allan & Co., page 58:

     To collect books indiscriminately tends to develop the dread bibliomania.

Translations

passion for owning valuable books

• French: bibliomanie (fr) f
• Greek: βιβλιομανία (el) f (vivliomanía)
• Polish: bibliomania (pl) f
• Portuguese: bibliomania (pt) f

See also

• bibliophile

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English bibliomania).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiblioˌmɑniɑ/, [ˈbiblio̞ˌmɑ̝niɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑniɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): bib‧lio‧mania

Noun

bibliomania

1. bibliomania

Declension

Inflection of bibliomania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		bibliomania	bibliomaniat
genitive		bibliomanian	bibliomanioiden bibliomanioitten
partitive		bibliomaniaa	bibliomanioita
illative		bibliomaniaan	bibliomanioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		bibliomania	bibliomaniat
accusative	nom.	bibliomania	bibliomaniat
	gen.	bibliomanian
genitive		bibliomanian	bibliomanioiden bibliomanioitten bibliomaniain rare
partitive		bibliomaniaa	bibliomanioita
inessive		bibliomaniassa	bibliomanioissa
elative		bibliomaniasta	bibliomanioista
illative		bibliomaniaan	bibliomanioihin
adessive		bibliomanialla	bibliomanioilla
ablative		bibliomanialta	bibliomanioilta
allative		bibliomanialle	bibliomanioille
essive		bibliomaniana	bibliomanioina
translative		bibliomaniaksi	bibliomanioiksi
abessive		bibliomaniatta	bibliomanioitta
instructive		—	bibliomanioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of bibliomania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bibliomaniani bibliomaniani accusative nom. bibliomaniani bibliomaniani gen. bibliomaniani genitive bibliomaniani bibliomanioideni bibliomanioitteni bibliomaniaini rare partitive bibliomaniaani bibliomanioitani inessive bibliomaniassani bibliomanioissani elative bibliomaniastani bibliomanioistani illative bibliomaniaani bibliomanioihini adessive bibliomaniallani bibliomanioillani ablative bibliomanialtani bibliomanioiltani allative bibliomanialleni bibliomanioilleni essive bibliomanianani bibliomanioinani translative bibliomaniakseni bibliomanioikseni abessive bibliomaniattani bibliomanioittani instructive — — comitative — bibliomanioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bibliomaniasi bibliomaniasi accusative nom. bibliomaniasi bibliomaniasi gen. bibliomaniasi genitive bibliomaniasi bibliomanioidesi bibliomanioittesi bibliomaniaisi rare partitive bibliomaniaasi bibliomanioitasi inessive bibliomaniassasi bibliomanioissasi elative bibliomaniastasi bibliomanioistasi illative bibliomaniaasi bibliomanioihisi adessive bibliomaniallasi bibliomanioillasi ablative bibliomanialtasi bibliomanioiltasi allative bibliomaniallesi bibliomanioillesi essive bibliomanianasi bibliomanioinasi translative bibliomaniaksesi bibliomanioiksesi abessive bibliomaniattasi bibliomanioittasi instructive — — comitative — bibliomanioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bibliomaniamme bibliomaniamme accusative nom. bibliomaniamme bibliomaniamme gen. bibliomaniamme genitive bibliomaniamme bibliomanioidemme bibliomanioittemme bibliomaniaimme rare partitive bibliomaniaamme bibliomanioitamme inessive bibliomaniassamme bibliomanioissamme elative bibliomaniastamme bibliomanioistamme illative bibliomaniaamme bibliomanioihimme adessive bibliomaniallamme bibliomanioillamme ablative bibliomanialtamme bibliomanioiltamme allative bibliomaniallemme bibliomanioillemme essive bibliomanianamme bibliomanioinamme translative bibliomaniaksemme bibliomanioiksemme abessive bibliomaniattamme bibliomanioittamme instructive — — comitative — bibliomanioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bibliomanianne bibliomanianne accusative nom. bibliomanianne bibliomanianne gen. bibliomanianne genitive bibliomanianne bibliomanioidenne bibliomanioittenne bibliomaniainne rare partitive bibliomaniaanne bibliomanioitanne inessive bibliomaniassanne bibliomanioissanne elative bibliomaniastanne bibliomanioistanne illative bibliomaniaanne bibliomanioihinne adessive bibliomaniallanne bibliomanioillanne ablative bibliomanialtanne bibliomanioiltanne allative bibliomaniallenne bibliomanioillenne essive bibliomaniananne bibliomanioinanne translative bibliomaniaksenne bibliomanioiksenne abessive bibliomaniattanne bibliomanioittanne instructive — — comitative — bibliomanioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative bibliomaniansa bibliomaniansa accusative nom. bibliomaniansa bibliomaniansa gen. bibliomaniansa genitive bibliomaniansa bibliomanioidensa bibliomanioittensa bibliomaniainsa rare partitive bibliomaniaansa bibliomanioitaan bibliomanioitansa inessive bibliomaniassaan bibliomaniassansa bibliomanioissaan bibliomanioissansa elative bibliomaniastaan bibliomaniastansa bibliomanioistaan bibliomanioistansa illative bibliomaniaansa bibliomanioihinsa adessive bibliomaniallaan bibliomaniallansa bibliomanioillaan bibliomanioillansa ablative bibliomanialtaan bibliomanialtansa bibliomanioiltaan bibliomanioiltansa allative bibliomanialleen bibliomaniallensa bibliomanioilleen bibliomanioillensa essive bibliomanianaan bibliomanianansa bibliomanioinaan bibliomanioinansa translative bibliomaniakseen bibliomaniaksensa bibliomanioikseen bibliomanioiksensa abessive bibliomaniattaan bibliomaniattansa bibliomanioittaan bibliomanioittansa instructive — — comitative — bibliomanioineen bibliomanioinensa

Italian

Etymology

From biblio- +‎ -mania.

Noun

bibliomania f (plural bibliomanie)

1. bibliomania

Related terms

• bibliomane

Anagrams

• abominabili

Polish

Etymology

From biblio- +‎ -mania. First attested in 1819.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.bljɔˈmaɲ.ja/

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• Rhymes: -aɲja
• Syllabification: bib‧lio‧man‧ia

Noun

bibliomania f

1. (literary) bibliomania

Declension

Declension of bibliomania

	singular
nominative	bibliomania
genitive	bibliomanii
dative	bibliomanii
accusative	bibliomanię
instrumental	bibliomanią
locative	bibliomanii
vocative	bibliomanio

Derived terms

nouns

• biblioman
• bibliomanka

 

Further reading

• bibliomania in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From biblio- +‎ -mania.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.bli.o.maˈni.ɐ/ [ˌbi.blɪ.o.maˈni.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌbi.bljo.maˈni.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.bli.o.maˈni.ɐ/ [ˌbi.blɪ.o.maˈni.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌbi.bljo.maˈni.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.bli.o.maˈni.a/ [ˌbi.blɪ.o.maˈni.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˌbi.bljo.maˈni.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.bli.ɔ.mɐˈni.ɐ/ [ˌbi.βli.ɔ.mɐˈni.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌbi.bljɔ.mɐˈni.ɐ/ [ˌbi.βljɔ.mɐˈni.ɐ]

• Hyphenation: bi‧bli‧o‧ma‧ni‧a

Noun

bibliomania f (uncountable)

1. bibliomania (a passion for owning books)

   Synonym: bibliofilia

Related terms

• bibliómano / bibliômano

Further reading

• “bibliomania”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “bibliomania”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “bibliomania”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “bibliomania”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024