poligamia
التعريفات والمعاني
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Late Latin polygamia, from Ancient Greek πολυγαμία (polugamía).
=== Noun ===
poligamia f (plural poligamie)
polygamy
Antonym: monogamia
==== Related terms ====
poligamico
poligamo
== Polish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /pɔ.liˈɡa.mja/
Rhymes: -amja
Syllabification: po‧li‧ga‧mia
=== Noun ===
poligamia f
polygamy
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“poligamia”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
“poligamia”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[2] (in Polish)
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From Late Latin polygamia, from Ancient Greek πολυγαμία (polugamía), itself from πολύγαμος (polúgamos, “married to many”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + γάμος (gámos, “marriage”). By surface analysis, poli- + -gamia.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: po‧li‧ga‧mi‧a
=== Noun ===
poligamia f (plural poligamias)
polygamy (the practice of having multiple spouses or partners)
==== Hyponyms ====
poliginia, poliandria
==== Coordinate terms ====
monogamia
==== Related terms ====
poligâmico
=== Further reading ===
“poligamia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“poligamia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Late Latin polygamia, from Ancient Greek πολυγαμία (polugamía), equivalent to poli- + -gamia.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /poliˈɡamja/ [po.liˈɣ̞a.mja]
Rhymes: -amja
Syllabification: po‧li‧ga‧mia
=== Noun ===
poligamia f (uncountable)
polygamy (the condition of having more than one spouse)
(zoology) polygamy (the condition of having more than one mate)
(botany) polygamy (the condition of bearing both perfect and unisexual flowers)
==== Antonyms ====
monogamia
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“poligamia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025