# bulimia
## English
### Etymology

* PIE word
* *gʷṓws
From Ancient Greek βουλιμία (boulimía, “ravenous hunger”), from βοῦς (boûs, “cow, ox”) +‎ λῑμός (līmós, “hunger”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bjuˈlimi.ə/, /bjuˈlɪmi.ə/, /buˈlimi.ə/, /buˈlɪmi.ə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪmiə, -iːmiə

### Noun

bulimia (countable and uncountable, plural bulimias)
* (pathology) A chronic eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle: extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting.
** 1989, Daniel Waters, Heathers, spoken by Heather Chandler:Grow up, Heather, bulimia is so '87.
* (pathology, obsolete) Excessive hunger.

#### Synonyms

* bulimia nervosa

#### Derived terms

* academic bulimia
* bulimarexia
* bulimorexia
* diabulimia
* exercise bulimia

#### Translations
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek βουλιμία (boulimía).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbulimiɑ/, [ˈbuliˌmiɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iɑ
* Hyphenation: bu‧li‧mia

### Noun

bulimia
* (pathology) bulimia

#### Declension

Possessive forms of bulimia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bulimiani
bulimiani
accusative
nom.
bulimiani
bulimiani
gen.
bulimiani
genitive
bulimiani
bulimioideni bulimioitteni bulimiaini $^{rare}$
partitive
bulimiaani
bulimioitani
inessive
bulimiassani
bulimioissani
elative
bulimiastani
bulimioistani
illative
bulimiaani
bulimioihini
adessive
bulimiallani
bulimioillani
ablative
bulimialtani
bulimioiltani
allative
bulimialleni
bulimioilleni
essive
bulimianani
bulimioinani
translative
bulimiakseni
bulimioikseni
abessive
bulimiattani
bulimioittani
instructive
comitative
—bulimioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bulimiasi
bulimiasi
accusative
nom.
bulimiasi
bulimiasi
gen.
bulimiasi
genitive
bulimiasi
bulimioidesi bulimioittesi bulimiaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
bulimiaasi
bulimioitasi
inessive
bulimiassasi
bulimioissasi
elative
bulimiastasi
bulimioistasi
illative
bulimiaasi
bulimioihisi
adessive
bulimiallasi
bulimioillasi
ablative
bulimialtasi
bulimioiltasi
allative
bulimiallesi
bulimioillesi
essive
bulimianasi
bulimioinasi
translative
bulimiaksesi
bulimioiksesi
abessive
bulimiattasi
bulimioittasi
instructive
comitative
—bulimioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bulimiamme
bulimiamme
accusative
nom.
bulimiamme
bulimiamme
gen.
bulimiamme
genitive
bulimiamme
bulimioidemme bulimioittemme bulimiaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
bulimiaamme
bulimioitamme
inessive
bulimiassamme
bulimioissamme
elative
bulimiastamme
bulimioistamme
illative
bulimiaamme
bulimioihimme
adessive
bulimiallamme
bulimioillamme
ablative
bulimialtamme
bulimioiltamme
allative
bulimiallemme
bulimioillemme
essive
bulimianamme
bulimioinamme
translative
bulimiaksemme
bulimioiksemme
abessive
bulimiattamme
bulimioittamme
instructive
comitative
—bulimioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bulimianne
bulimianne
accusative
nom.
bulimianne
bulimianne
gen.
bulimianne
genitive
bulimianne
bulimioidenne bulimioittenne bulimiainne $^{rare}$
partitive
bulimiaanne
bulimioitanne
inessive
bulimiassanne
bulimioissanne
elative
bulimiastanne
bulimioistanne
illative
bulimiaanne
bulimioihinne
adessive
bulimiallanne
bulimioillanne
ablative
bulimialtanne
bulimioiltanne
allative
bulimiallenne
bulimioillenne
essive
bulimiananne
bulimioinanne
translative
bulimiaksenne
bulimioiksenne
abessive
bulimiattanne
bulimioittanne
instructive
comitative
—bulimioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bulimiansa
bulimiansa
accusative
nom.
bulimiansa
bulimiansa
gen.
bulimiansa
genitive
bulimiansa
bulimioidensa bulimioittensa bulimiainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
bulimiaansa
bulimioitaan bulimioitansa
inessive
bulimiassaan bulimiassansa
bulimioissaan bulimioissansa
elative
bulimiastaan bulimiastansa
bulimioistaan bulimioistansa
illative
bulimiaansa
bulimioihinsa
adessive
bulimiallaan bulimiallansa
bulimioillaan bulimioillansa
ablative
bulimialtaan bulimialtansa
bulimioiltaan bulimioiltansa
allative
bulimialleen bulimiallensa
bulimioilleen bulimioillensa
essive
bulimianaan bulimianansa
bulimioinaan bulimioinansa
translative
bulimiakseen bulimiaksensa
bulimioikseen bulimioiksensa
abessive
bulimiattaan bulimiattansa
bulimioittaan bulimioittansa
instructive
comitative
—bulimioineen bulimioinensa :

#### Synonyms

* ahmimishäiriö
* bulimia nervosa (medical professional language)

### Further reading

* “bulimia”, 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 2023-07-02

## Italian
### Noun

bulimia f (plural bulimie)
* bulimia, binge eating disorder

#### Derived terms

* bulimia nervosa
* bulimico

## Polish
### Etymology

Internationalism; compare English bulimia, French boulimie, German Bulimie, ultimately from Ancient Greek βουλιμία (boulimía).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /buˈli.mja/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -imja
* Syllabification: bu‧li‧mia

### Noun

bulimia f (related adjective bulimiczny)
* (pathology) bulimia (chronic eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle: extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting)
    Synonym: żarłoczność psychiczna

#### Related terms

* bulimicznie
* bulimiczka
* bulimik

### Further reading

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

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bu.liˈmi.ɐ/
* Hyphenation: bu‧li‧mi‧a

### Noun

bulimia f (plural bulimias)
* (pathology) bulimia
    Synonyms: cinorexia, hiperorexia, licorexia

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /buˈlimja/ [buˈli.mja]
* Rhymes: -imja
* Syllabification: bu‧li‧mia

### Noun

bulimia f (plural bulimias)
* (pathology) bulimia

### Further reading

* “bulimia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10