# megalomania
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from French mégalomanie; equivalent to megalo- +‎ -mania.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪniə/, /ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪnjə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɪniə

### Noun

megalomania (countable and uncountable, plural megalomanias)
* A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
** 1936 Sept. 15, F. Scott Fitzgerald, letter to Beatrice Dance:
    As to Ernest... He is quite as nervously broken down as I am but it manifests itself in different ways. His inclination is towards megalomania and mine towards melancholy.
    Synonym: delusion of grandeur
    Antonym: micromania
* (obsolete) Narcissistic personality disorder.
* An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.

#### Derived terms

* megalomaniac
* megalomaniacal
* megalomanic

#### Translations

    The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

## Catalan
### Etymology

From megalo- +‎ -mania.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [mə.ɣə.lu.məˈni.ə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [mə.ɣə.lo.məˈni.ə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [me.ɣa.lo.maˈni.a]

### Noun

megalomania f (plural megalomanies)
* megalomania

#### Related terms

* megalòman

### Further reading

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

## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism (see English megalomania).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmeɡɑlomɑniɑ/, [ˈme̞ɡɑ̝ˌlo̞mɑ̝ˌniɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iɑ
* Hyphenation: me‧ga‧lo‧ma‧nia

### Noun

megalomania
* megalomania

#### Declension

Possessive forms of megalomania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
megalomaniani
megalomaniani
accusative
nom.
megalomaniani
megalomaniani
gen.
megalomaniani
genitive
megalomaniani
megalomanioideni megalomanioitteni megalomaniaini $^{rare}$
partitive
megalomaniaani
megalomanioitani
inessive
megalomaniassani
megalomanioissani
elative
megalomaniastani
megalomanioistani
illative
megalomaniaani
megalomanioihini
adessive
megalomaniallani
megalomanioillani
ablative
megalomanialtani
megalomanioiltani
allative
megalomanialleni
megalomanioilleni
essive
megalomanianani
megalomanioinani
translative
megalomaniakseni
megalomanioikseni
abessive
megalomaniattani
megalomanioittani
instructive
comitative
—megalomanioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
megalomaniasi
megalomaniasi
accusative
nom.
megalomaniasi
megalomaniasi
gen.
megalomaniasi
genitive
megalomaniasi
megalomanioidesi megalomanioittesi megalomaniaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
megalomaniaasi
megalomanioitasi
inessive
megalomaniassasi
megalomanioissasi
elative
megalomaniastasi
megalomanioistasi
illative
megalomaniaasi
megalomanioihisi
adessive
megalomaniallasi
megalomanioillasi
ablative
megalomanialtasi
megalomanioiltasi
allative
megalomaniallesi
megalomanioillesi
essive
megalomanianasi
megalomanioinasi
translative
megalomaniaksesi
megalomanioiksesi
abessive
megalomaniattasi
megalomanioittasi
instructive
comitative
—megalomanioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
megalomaniamme
megalomaniamme
accusative
nom.
megalomaniamme
megalomaniamme
gen.
megalomaniamme
genitive
megalomaniamme
megalomanioidemme megalomanioittemme megalomaniaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
megalomaniaamme
megalomanioitamme
inessive
megalomaniassamme
megalomanioissamme
elative
megalomaniastamme
megalomanioistamme
illative
megalomaniaamme
megalomanioihimme
adessive
megalomaniallamme
megalomanioillamme
ablative
megalomanialtamme
megalomanioiltamme
allative
megalomaniallemme
megalomanioillemme
essive
megalomanianamme
megalomanioinamme
translative
megalomaniaksemme
megalomanioiksemme
abessive
megalomaniattamme
megalomanioittamme
instructive
comitative
—megalomanioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
megalomanianne
megalomanianne
accusative
nom.
megalomanianne
megalomanianne
gen.
megalomanianne
genitive
megalomanianne
megalomanioidenne megalomanioittenne megalomaniainne $^{rare}$
partitive
megalomaniaanne
megalomanioitanne
inessive
megalomaniassanne
megalomanioissanne
elative
megalomaniastanne
megalomanioistanne
illative
megalomaniaanne
megalomanioihinne
adessive
megalomaniallanne
megalomanioillanne
ablative
megalomanialtanne
megalomanioiltanne
allative
megalomaniallenne
megalomanioillenne
essive
megalomaniananne
megalomanioinanne
translative
megalomaniaksenne
megalomanioiksenne
abessive
megalomaniattanne
megalomanioittanne
instructive
comitative
—megalomanioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
megalomaniansa
megalomaniansa
accusative
nom.
megalomaniansa
megalomaniansa
gen.
megalomaniansa
genitive
megalomaniansa
megalomanioidensa megalomanioittensa megalomaniainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
megalomaniaansa
megalomanioitaan megalomanioitansa
inessive
megalomaniassaan megalomaniassansa
megalomanioissaan megalomanioissansa
elative
megalomaniastaan megalomaniastansa
megalomanioistaan megalomanioistansa
illative
megalomaniaansa
megalomanioihinsa
adessive
megalomaniallaan megalomaniallansa
megalomanioillaan megalomanioillansa
ablative
megalomanialtaan megalomanialtansa
megalomanioiltaan megalomanioiltansa
allative
megalomanialleen megalomaniallensa
megalomanioilleen megalomanioillensa
essive
megalomanianaan megalomanianansa
megalomanioinaan megalomanioinansa
translative
megalomaniakseen megalomaniaksensa
megalomanioikseen megalomanioiksensa
abessive
megalomaniattaan megalomaniattansa
megalomanioittaan megalomanioittansa
instructive
comitative
—megalomanioineen megalomanioinensa :

#### Synonyms

* suuruudenhulluus

### Further reading

* “megalomania”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## Italian
### Etymology

From megalo- +‎ mania.

### Noun

megalomania f (plural megalomanie)
* megalomania

#### Related terms

* megalomane

## Polish
### Etymology

Internationalism; compare English megalomania, French mégalomanie, German Megalomanie.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɛ.ɡa.lɔˈmaɲ.ja/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aɲja
* Syllabification: me‧ga‧lo‧man‧ia

### Noun

megalomania f (related adjective megalomaniczny)
* (derogatory, literary) megalomania, delusion of grandeur (psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence)
    Synonyms: mania wielkości, megalomaństwo, pyszałkowatość, zarozumialstwo, zarozumiałość

#### Related terms

* megalomański
* megalomańsko
* megaloman
* megalomanka
* megalomaństwo

### Further reading

* megalomania in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* megalomania in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* megalomania in PWN's encyclopedia

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˌmɛ.ɡa.lo.maˈni.ɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˌmɛ.ɡa.lo.maˈni.ɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˌmɛ.ɡa.lo.maˈni.a/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˌmɛ.ɡɐ.lɔ.mɐˈni.ɐ/ [ˌmɛ.ɣɐ.lɔ.mɐˈni.ɐ]
* Hyphenation: me‧ga‧lo‧ma‧ni‧a

### Noun

megalomania f (plural megalomanias)
* megalomania (condition characterised by delusional fantasies of wealth, power or omnipotence)