German

Noun

Polygamie f ‎(genitive Polygamie, no plural)

1. polygamy

Declension

Czech

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

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: po‧ly‧ga‧mie

Etymology

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

Noun

polygamie f ‎(uncountable)

1. polygamy

Related terms

• polygaam

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /po.li.ɡa.mi/
• 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 le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).