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
adverb
  • ludomańsko

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