hypomania

English

Etymology

From hypo- +‎ -mania, after German Hypomanie.

Pronunciation

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Noun

hypomania (countable and uncountable, plural hypomanias)

1. (medicine) A mild form of mania, especially the phase of several mood disorders characterized by euphoria or hyperactivity.
   • 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 197:

     She was lovely beyond all others, this Jewish dervish, with her sense of space and history, her echo-box of racial memories, her gallant hypomania.

Translations

mild form of mania

• Czech: hypománie f
• Finnish: hypomania (fi)
• French: hypomanie (fr) f
• Turkish: hipomani

Further reading

• “hypomania”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see German Hypomanie).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhypomɑniɑ/, [ˈhypo̞ˌmɑ̝niɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑniɑ
• Syllabification^(key): hy‧po‧ma‧ni‧a

Noun

hypomania

1. (medicine) hypomania

Declension

Inflection of hypomania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		hypomania	hypomaniat
genitive		hypomanian	hypomanioiden hypomanioitten
partitive		hypomaniaa	hypomanioita
illative		hypomaniaan	hypomanioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hypomania	hypomaniat
accusative	nom.	hypomania	hypomaniat
	gen.	hypomanian
genitive		hypomanian	hypomanioiden hypomanioitten hypomaniain rare
partitive		hypomaniaa	hypomanioita
inessive		hypomaniassa	hypomanioissa
elative		hypomaniasta	hypomanioista
illative		hypomaniaan	hypomanioihin
adessive		hypomanialla	hypomanioilla
ablative		hypomanialta	hypomanioilta
allative		hypomanialle	hypomanioille
essive		hypomaniana	hypomanioina
translative		hypomaniaksi	hypomanioiksi
abessive		hypomaniatta	hypomanioitta
instructive		—	hypomanioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hypomaniani hypomaniani accusative nom. hypomaniani hypomaniani gen. hypomaniani genitive hypomaniani hypomanioideni hypomanioitteni hypomaniaini rare partitive hypomaniaani hypomanioitani inessive hypomaniassani hypomanioissani elative hypomaniastani hypomanioistani illative hypomaniaani hypomanioihini adessive hypomaniallani hypomanioillani ablative hypomanialtani hypomanioiltani allative hypomanialleni hypomanioilleni essive hypomanianani hypomanioinani translative hypomaniakseni hypomanioikseni abessive hypomaniattani hypomanioittani instructive — — comitative — hypomanioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hypomaniasi hypomaniasi accusative nom. hypomaniasi hypomaniasi gen. hypomaniasi genitive hypomaniasi hypomanioidesi hypomanioittesi hypomaniaisi rare partitive hypomaniaasi hypomanioitasi inessive hypomaniassasi hypomanioissasi elative hypomaniastasi hypomanioistasi illative hypomaniaasi hypomanioihisi adessive hypomaniallasi hypomanioillasi ablative hypomanialtasi hypomanioiltasi allative hypomaniallesi hypomanioillesi essive hypomanianasi hypomanioinasi translative hypomaniaksesi hypomanioiksesi abessive hypomaniattasi hypomanioittasi instructive — — comitative — hypomanioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hypomaniamme hypomaniamme accusative nom. hypomaniamme hypomaniamme gen. hypomaniamme genitive hypomaniamme hypomanioidemme hypomanioittemme hypomaniaimme rare partitive hypomaniaamme hypomanioitamme inessive hypomaniassamme hypomanioissamme elative hypomaniastamme hypomanioistamme illative hypomaniaamme hypomanioihimme adessive hypomaniallamme hypomanioillamme ablative hypomanialtamme hypomanioiltamme allative hypomaniallemme hypomanioillemme essive hypomanianamme hypomanioinamme translative hypomaniaksemme hypomanioiksemme abessive hypomaniattamme hypomanioittamme instructive — — comitative — hypomanioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hypomanianne hypomanianne accusative nom. hypomanianne hypomanianne gen. hypomanianne genitive hypomanianne hypomanioidenne hypomanioittenne hypomaniainne rare partitive hypomaniaanne hypomanioitanne inessive hypomaniassanne hypomanioissanne elative hypomaniastanne hypomanioistanne illative hypomaniaanne hypomanioihinne adessive hypomaniallanne hypomanioillanne ablative hypomanialtanne hypomanioiltanne allative hypomaniallenne hypomanioillenne essive hypomaniananne hypomanioinanne translative hypomaniaksenne hypomanioiksenne abessive hypomaniattanne hypomanioittanne instructive — — comitative — hypomanioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hypomaniansa hypomaniansa accusative nom. hypomaniansa hypomaniansa gen. hypomaniansa genitive hypomaniansa hypomanioidensa hypomanioittensa hypomaniainsa rare partitive hypomaniaansa hypomanioitaan hypomanioitansa inessive hypomaniassaan hypomaniassansa hypomanioissaan hypomanioissansa elative hypomaniastaan hypomaniastansa hypomanioistaan hypomanioistansa illative hypomaniaansa hypomanioihinsa adessive hypomaniallaan hypomaniallansa hypomanioillaan hypomanioillansa ablative hypomanialtaan hypomanialtansa hypomanioiltaan hypomanioiltansa allative hypomanialleen hypomaniallensa hypomanioilleen hypomanioillensa essive hypomanianaan hypomanianansa hypomanioinaan hypomanioinansa translative hypomaniakseen hypomaniaksensa hypomanioikseen hypomanioiksensa abessive hypomaniattaan hypomaniattansa hypomanioittaan hypomanioittansa instructive — — comitative — hypomanioineen hypomanioinensa

Further reading

• “hypomania”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02