polygamie

See also: Polygamie

Czech

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin polygamia, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek πολυγαμία (polugamía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpolɪɡamɪjɛ]

Noun

polygamie f

1. polygamy (polygyny; having more than one wifes)
2. polygamy (the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time)

Synonyms

• (having more than one wifes): mnohoženství n
• (having more than one wifes): polygynie

Hyponyms

• (having more than one spouses): mnohomužství
• (having more than one spouses): mnohoženství
• (having more than one spouses): polygynie
• (having more than one spouses): polyandrie

Related terms

• polygamní

See also

• mnohomužství n

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Dutch

Etymology

From Latin polygamia, from Ancient Greek πολυγαμία (polugamía).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: po‧ly‧ga‧mie

Noun

polygamie f (uncountable)

1. polygamy

Related terms

• polygaam

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French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin polygamia, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek πολυγαμία (polugamía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ.li.ɡa.mi/

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• Homophone: polygamies
• Hyphenation: po‧ly‧ga‧mie

Noun

polygamie f (plural polygamies)

1. polygamy

Antonyms

• monogamie

Hyponyms

• bigamie
• polyandrie
• polygynie

Related terms

• polygame

References

• “polygamie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.