manicomio

See also: manicómio and manicômio

Galician

Etymology

Spanish manicomio, based on nosocomio (hospital), from Ancient Greek νοσοκομεῖον (nosokomeîon), replacing νόσος (nósos, disease) with μανίᾱ (maníā, madness).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.niˈkɔ.mjo/, [mäniˈkɔmjʊ]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧co‧mio

Noun

manicomio m (plural manicomios)

  1. (now offensive) insane asylum, lunatic asylum, mental hospital
    Synonym: hospital psiquiátrico
  2. madhouse (all senses)

Italian

Etymology

Based on nosocomio (hospital), from Ancient Greek νοσοκομεῖον (nosokomeîon), replacing νόσος (nósos, disease) with μανίᾱ (maníā, madness).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.niˈkɔ.mjo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔmjo
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧cò‧mio

Noun

manicomio m (plural manicomi)

  1. (now offensive) insane asylum, lunatic asylum, mental hospital
    Synonym: ospedale psichiatrico
    • 2007, “Ti regalerò una rosa”, performed by Simone Cristicchi:
      Credevo di parlare col demonio / Così mi hanno chiuso quarant'anni dentro a un manicomio
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. madhouse (all senses)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • manicomio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • manicomio in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

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Spanish

Etymology

Based on nosocomio (hospital), from Ancient Greek νοσοκομεῖον (nosokomeîon), replacing νόσος (nósos, disease) with μανίᾱ (maníā, madness).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maniˈkomjo/ [ma.niˈko.mjo]
  • Rhymes: -omjo
  • Syllabification: ma‧ni‧co‧mio

Noun

manicomio m (plural manicomios)

  1. (now offensive) insane asylum, lunatic asylum, mental hospital
    Synonyms: (offensive) casa de locos, hospital psiquiátrico
  2. madhouse (all senses)

Derived terms

Further reading

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