ludomania

See also: ludomanią

English

Etymology

From Latin lūdō (“I play”) +‎ -mania.

Noun

ludomania (uncountable)

1. Addiction to games or gambling; problem gambling.

Polish

Etymology

From lud +‎ -o- +‎ -mania.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lu.dɔˈmaɲ.ja/

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• Rhymes: -aɲja
• Syllabification: lu‧do‧man‧ia

Noun

ludomania f

1. (historical, literary) the intelligentsia's fascination with and idealisation of peasantry, especially that concerning the Young Poland movement

   Synonyms: chłopomania, chłopomaństwo

Declension

Declension of ludomania

	singular
nominative	ludomania
genitive	ludomanii
dative	ludomanii
accusative	ludomanię
instrumental	ludomanią
locative	ludomanii
vocative	ludomanio

Derived terms

adjective

• ludomański

 

nouns

• ludoman
• ludomaństwo

 

Related terms

adverb

• ludomańsko

 

Further reading

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