maniaque

== French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin maniacus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek μανιακός (maniakós), adjectival form of μανία (manía, “madness”). By surface analysis, manie +‎ -aque. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ma.njak/ === Adjective === maniaque (plural maniaques) maniacal, mental obsessive-compulsive, OCD (informal) fastidious, fussy, house-proud === Noun === maniaque m or f by sense (plural maniaques) maniac (insane person) (informal) person obsessed with something, fanatic about something un maniaque du rangement, un maniaque de la propreté ― a neat freak, a clean freak (informal, by ellipsis) neat freak, clean freak === Descendants === → Czech: maniak → Dutch: maniak → English: maniac, maniack (obsolete)→ Cebuano: manyak, manyakis→ Japanese: マニアック→ Malay: maniak→ Tagalog: manyak, manyakis → Polish: maniak → Romanian: maniac → Russian: маньяк (manʹjak) → Turkish: manyak === Further reading === “maniaque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norman == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === maniaque m (plural maniaques) (Jersey) crank