polygamia

English

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for polygamia in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Etymology

From Late Latin polygamia, from Ancient Greek πολυγαμία (polugamía), itself from πολύγαμος (polúgamos, “married to many”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + γάμος (gámos, “marriage”). Relates to modern prefix & suffix poly- +‎ -gamy.

Noun

polygamia (uncountable)

  1. (botany) A Linnæan class of plants, characterized by having both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same plant.
  2. (botany) A name given by Linnæus to file orders of plants having syngenesious flowers.

References

  • polygamia in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Finnish

Etymology

From Late Latin polygamia, from Ancient Greek πολυγαμία (polugamía), itself from πολύγαμος (polúgamos, “married to many”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + γάμος (gámos, “marriage”). Synchronically, poly- +‎ -gamia.

Noun

polygamia

  1. polygamy

Declension

Inflection of polygamia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative polygamia polygamiat
genitive polygamian polygamioiden
polygamioitten
partitive polygamiaa polygamioita
illative polygamiaan polygamioihin
singular plural
nominative polygamia polygamiat
accusative nom. polygamia polygamiat
gen. polygamian
genitive polygamian polygamioiden
polygamioitten
polygamiainrare
partitive polygamiaa polygamioita
inessive polygamiassa polygamioissa
elative polygamiasta polygamioista
illative polygamiaan polygamioihin
adessive polygamialla polygamioilla
ablative polygamialta polygamioilta
allative polygamialle polygamioille
essive polygamiana polygamioina
translative polygamiaksi polygamioiksi
instructive — polygamioin
abessive polygamiatta polygamioitta
comitative — polygamioineen

Synonyms

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