# monomania
## English
### Etymology

Either:
* Formed in English as mono- +‎ mania;
* From the French monomanie; or,
* From the Modern Latin monomania.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌmɒnəʊˈmeɪnɪə/
* (US) IPA: /ˌmɑnoʊˈmeɪni.ə/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɪniə

### Noun

monomania (plural monomanias or monomaniæ)
* Excessive interest or concentration on a singular object or subject.
    It was apparent to all but himself that what was once idle curiosity had become a monomania.
* (pathology, dated) A pathological obsession with one person, thing or idea.
** 1904 April 30, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of the Six Napoleons”, in The Return of Sherlock Holmes, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., published February 1905, →OCLC, page 212:“There are no limits to the possibilities of monomania,” I answered. “There is the condition which the modern French psychologists have called the ‘idée fixe,’ which may be trifling in character, and accompanied by complete sanity in every other way. A man who had read deeply about Napoleon, or who had possibly received some hereditary family injury through the great war, might conceivably form such an ‘idée fixe’ and under its influence be capable of any fantastic outrage.”

#### Related terms

* monomaniac

#### Translations
### See also

* idee fixe
* obsession

## Catalan
### Etymology

From mono- +‎ -mania.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [mu.nu.məˈni.ə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [mo.no.məˈni.ə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [mo.no.maˈni.a]

### Noun

monomania f (plural monomanies)
* monomania

#### Related terms

* monòman

### Further reading

* “monomania” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Finnish
### Etymology

mono- +‎ -mania

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmonoˌmɑniɑ/, [ˈmo̞no̞ˌmɑ̝niɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑniɑ
* Syllabification: mo‧no‧ma‧ni‧a

### Noun

monomania
* monomania

#### Declension

Possessive forms of monomania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
monomaniani
monomaniani
accusative
nom.
monomaniani
monomaniani
gen.
monomaniani
genitive
monomaniani
monomanioideni monomanioitteni monomaniaini $^{rare}$
partitive
monomaniaani
monomanioitani
inessive
monomaniassani
monomanioissani
elative
monomaniastani
monomanioistani
illative
monomaniaani
monomanioihini
adessive
monomaniallani
monomanioillani
ablative
monomanialtani
monomanioiltani
allative
monomanialleni
monomanioilleni
essive
monomanianani
monomanioinani
translative
monomaniakseni
monomanioikseni
abessive
monomaniattani
monomanioittani
instructive
comitative
—monomanioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
monomaniasi
monomaniasi
accusative
nom.
monomaniasi
monomaniasi
gen.
monomaniasi
genitive
monomaniasi
monomanioidesi monomanioittesi monomaniaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
monomaniaasi
monomanioitasi
inessive
monomaniassasi
monomanioissasi
elative
monomaniastasi
monomanioistasi
illative
monomaniaasi
monomanioihisi
adessive
monomaniallasi
monomanioillasi
ablative
monomanialtasi
monomanioiltasi
allative
monomaniallesi
monomanioillesi
essive
monomanianasi
monomanioinasi
translative
monomaniaksesi
monomanioiksesi
abessive
monomaniattasi
monomanioittasi
instructive
comitative
—monomanioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
monomaniamme
monomaniamme
accusative
nom.
monomaniamme
monomaniamme
gen.
monomaniamme
genitive
monomaniamme
monomanioidemme monomanioittemme monomaniaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
monomaniaamme
monomanioitamme
inessive
monomaniassamme
monomanioissamme
elative
monomaniastamme
monomanioistamme
illative
monomaniaamme
monomanioihimme
adessive
monomaniallamme
monomanioillamme
ablative
monomanialtamme
monomanioiltamme
allative
monomaniallemme
monomanioillemme
essive
monomanianamme
monomanioinamme
translative
monomaniaksemme
monomanioiksemme
abessive
monomaniattamme
monomanioittamme
instructive
comitative
—monomanioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
monomanianne
monomanianne
accusative
nom.
monomanianne
monomanianne
gen.
monomanianne
genitive
monomanianne
monomanioidenne monomanioittenne monomaniainne $^{rare}$
partitive
monomaniaanne
monomanioitanne
inessive
monomaniassanne
monomanioissanne
elative
monomaniastanne
monomanioistanne
illative
monomaniaanne
monomanioihinne
adessive
monomaniallanne
monomanioillanne
ablative
monomanialtanne
monomanioiltanne
allative
monomaniallenne
monomanioillenne
essive
monomaniananne
monomanioinanne
translative
monomaniaksenne
monomanioiksenne
abessive
monomaniattanne
monomanioittanne
instructive
comitative
—monomanioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
monomaniansa
monomaniansa
accusative
nom.
monomaniansa
monomaniansa
gen.
monomaniansa
genitive
monomaniansa
monomanioidensa monomanioittensa monomaniainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
monomaniaansa
monomanioitaan monomanioitansa
inessive
monomaniassaan monomaniassansa
monomanioissaan monomanioissansa
elative
monomaniastaan monomaniastansa
monomanioistaan monomanioistansa
illative
monomaniaansa
monomanioihinsa
adessive
monomaniallaan monomaniallansa
monomanioillaan monomanioillansa
ablative
monomanialtaan monomanialtansa
monomanioiltaan monomanioiltansa
allative
monomanialleen monomaniallensa
monomanioilleen monomanioillensa
essive
monomanianaan monomanianansa
monomanioinaan monomanioinansa
translative
monomaniakseen monomaniaksensa
monomanioikseen monomanioiksensa
abessive
monomaniattaan monomaniattansa
monomanioittaan monomanioittansa
instructive
comitative
—monomanioineen monomanioinensa :

### Anagrams

* monomaani

## Italian
### Etymology

From mono- +‎ -mania.

### Noun

monomania f (plural monomanie)
* monomania

#### Related terms

* monomane

### Anagrams

* ammoinano, annoiammo