# kleptomania
## English
### Alternative forms

* cleptomania

### Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō, “I steal”) + -mania, analyzed as klepto- +‎ -mania.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌklɛp.təˈmeɪ.ni.ə, -ˈmeɪn.jə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɪniə

### Noun

kleptomania (countable and uncountable, plural kleptomanias)
* (psychology) A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.

#### Related terms

* kleptomaniac
* kleptomaniacal

#### See also

* kleptolagnia

## Finnish
### Etymology

klepto- +‎ -mania

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkleptoˌmɑniɑ/, [ˈkle̞pt̪o̞ˌmɑ̝niɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑniɑ
* Hyphenation: klepto‧mania

### Noun

kleptomania
* kleptomania

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kleptomania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kleptomaniani
kleptomaniani
accusative
nom.
kleptomaniani
kleptomaniani
gen.
kleptomaniani
genitive
kleptomaniani
kleptomanioideni kleptomanioitteni kleptomaniaini $^{rare}$
partitive
kleptomaniaani
kleptomanioitani
inessive
kleptomaniassani
kleptomanioissani
elative
kleptomaniastani
kleptomanioistani
illative
kleptomaniaani
kleptomanioihini
adessive
kleptomaniallani
kleptomanioillani
ablative
kleptomanialtani
kleptomanioiltani
allative
kleptomanialleni
kleptomanioilleni
essive
kleptomanianani
kleptomanioinani
translative
kleptomaniakseni
kleptomanioikseni
abessive
kleptomaniattani
kleptomanioittani
instructive
comitative
—kleptomanioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kleptomaniasi
kleptomaniasi
accusative
nom.
kleptomaniasi
kleptomaniasi
gen.
kleptomaniasi
genitive
kleptomaniasi
kleptomanioidesi kleptomanioittesi kleptomaniaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
kleptomaniaasi
kleptomanioitasi
inessive
kleptomaniassasi
kleptomanioissasi
elative
kleptomaniastasi
kleptomanioistasi
illative
kleptomaniaasi
kleptomanioihisi
adessive
kleptomaniallasi
kleptomanioillasi
ablative
kleptomanialtasi
kleptomanioiltasi
allative
kleptomaniallesi
kleptomanioillesi
essive
kleptomanianasi
kleptomanioinasi
translative
kleptomaniaksesi
kleptomanioiksesi
abessive
kleptomaniattasi
kleptomanioittasi
instructive
comitative
—kleptomanioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kleptomaniamme
kleptomaniamme
accusative
nom.
kleptomaniamme
kleptomaniamme
gen.
kleptomaniamme
genitive
kleptomaniamme
kleptomanioidemme kleptomanioittemme kleptomaniaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
kleptomaniaamme
kleptomanioitamme
inessive
kleptomaniassamme
kleptomanioissamme
elative
kleptomaniastamme
kleptomanioistamme
illative
kleptomaniaamme
kleptomanioihimme
adessive
kleptomaniallamme
kleptomanioillamme
ablative
kleptomanialtamme
kleptomanioiltamme
allative
kleptomaniallemme
kleptomanioillemme
essive
kleptomanianamme
kleptomanioinamme
translative
kleptomaniaksemme
kleptomanioiksemme
abessive
kleptomaniattamme
kleptomanioittamme
instructive
comitative
—kleptomanioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kleptomanianne
kleptomanianne
accusative
nom.
kleptomanianne
kleptomanianne
gen.
kleptomanianne
genitive
kleptomanianne
kleptomanioidenne kleptomanioittenne kleptomaniainne $^{rare}$
partitive
kleptomaniaanne
kleptomanioitanne
inessive
kleptomaniassanne
kleptomanioissanne
elative
kleptomaniastanne
kleptomanioistanne
illative
kleptomaniaanne
kleptomanioihinne
adessive
kleptomaniallanne
kleptomanioillanne
ablative
kleptomanialtanne
kleptomanioiltanne
allative
kleptomaniallenne
kleptomanioillenne
essive
kleptomaniananne
kleptomanioinanne
translative
kleptomaniaksenne
kleptomanioiksenne
abessive
kleptomaniattanne
kleptomanioittanne
instructive
comitative
—kleptomanioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kleptomaniansa
kleptomaniansa
accusative
nom.
kleptomaniansa
kleptomaniansa
gen.
kleptomaniansa
genitive
kleptomaniansa
kleptomanioidensa kleptomanioittensa kleptomaniainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
kleptomaniaansa
kleptomanioitaan kleptomanioitansa
inessive
kleptomaniassaan kleptomaniassansa
kleptomanioissaan kleptomanioissansa
elative
kleptomaniastaan kleptomaniastansa
kleptomanioistaan kleptomanioistansa
illative
kleptomaniaansa
kleptomanioihinsa
adessive
kleptomaniallaan kleptomaniallansa
kleptomanioillaan kleptomanioillansa
ablative
kleptomanialtaan kleptomanialtansa
kleptomanioiltaan kleptomanioiltansa
allative
kleptomanialleen kleptomaniallensa
kleptomanioilleen kleptomanioillensa
essive
kleptomanianaan kleptomanianansa
kleptomanioinaan kleptomanioinansa
translative
kleptomaniakseen kleptomaniaksensa
kleptomanioikseen kleptomanioiksensa
abessive
kleptomaniattaan kleptomaniattansa
kleptomanioittaan kleptomanioittansa
instructive
comitative
—kleptomanioineen kleptomanioinensa :

### Further reading

* “kleptomania”, 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

### Anagrams

* kleptomaani

## Polish
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō) + -mania.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /klɛp.tɔˈmaɲ.ja/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aɲja
* Syllabification: klep‧to‧man‧ia

### Noun

kleptomania f
* kleptomania

#### Declension
### Further reading

* kleptomania in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* kleptomania in Polish dictionaries at PWN