polygamia

See also: Polygamia

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”). By surface analysis, poly- +‎ -gamia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpolyˌɡɑmiɑ/, [ˈpo̞lyˌɡɑ̝miɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑmiɑ
• Syllabification^(key): po‧ly‧ga‧mi‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): 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 polygamiain rare
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
abessive		polygamiatta	polygamioitta
instructive		—	polygamioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of polygamia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative polygamiani polygamiani accusative nom. polygamiani polygamiani gen. polygamiani genitive polygamiani polygamioideni polygamioitteni polygamiaini rare partitive polygamiaani polygamioitani inessive polygamiassani polygamioissani elative polygamiastani polygamioistani illative polygamiaani polygamioihini adessive polygamiallani polygamioillani ablative polygamialtani polygamioiltani allative polygamialleni polygamioilleni essive polygamianani polygamioinani translative polygamiakseni polygamioikseni abessive polygamiattani polygamioittani instructive — — comitative — polygamioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative polygamiasi polygamiasi accusative nom. polygamiasi polygamiasi gen. polygamiasi genitive polygamiasi polygamioidesi polygamioittesi polygamiaisi rare partitive polygamiaasi polygamioitasi inessive polygamiassasi polygamioissasi elative polygamiastasi polygamioistasi illative polygamiaasi polygamioihisi adessive polygamiallasi polygamioillasi ablative polygamialtasi polygamioiltasi allative polygamiallesi polygamioillesi essive polygamianasi polygamioinasi translative polygamiaksesi polygamioiksesi abessive polygamiattasi polygamioittasi instructive — — comitative — polygamioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative polygamiamme polygamiamme accusative nom. polygamiamme polygamiamme gen. polygamiamme genitive polygamiamme polygamioidemme polygamioittemme polygamiaimme rare partitive polygamiaamme polygamioitamme inessive polygamiassamme polygamioissamme elative polygamiastamme polygamioistamme illative polygamiaamme polygamioihimme adessive polygamiallamme polygamioillamme ablative polygamialtamme polygamioiltamme allative polygamiallemme polygamioillemme essive polygamianamme polygamioinamme translative polygamiaksemme polygamioiksemme abessive polygamiattamme polygamioittamme instructive — — comitative — polygamioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative polygamianne polygamianne accusative nom. polygamianne polygamianne gen. polygamianne genitive polygamianne polygamioidenne polygamioittenne polygamiainne rare partitive polygamiaanne polygamioitanne inessive polygamiassanne polygamioissanne elative polygamiastanne polygamioistanne illative polygamiaanne polygamioihinne adessive polygamiallanne polygamioillanne ablative polygamialtanne polygamioiltanne allative polygamiallenne polygamioillenne essive polygamiananne polygamioinanne translative polygamiaksenne polygamioiksenne abessive polygamiattanne polygamioittanne instructive — — comitative — polygamioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative polygamiansa polygamiansa accusative nom. polygamiansa polygamiansa gen. polygamiansa genitive polygamiansa polygamioidensa polygamioittensa polygamiainsa rare partitive polygamiaansa polygamioitaan polygamioitansa inessive polygamiassaan polygamiassansa polygamioissaan polygamioissansa elative polygamiastaan polygamiastansa polygamioistaan polygamioistansa illative polygamiaansa polygamioihinsa adessive polygamiallaan polygamiallansa polygamioillaan polygamioillansa ablative polygamialtaan polygamialtansa polygamioiltaan polygamioiltansa allative polygamialleen polygamiallensa polygamioilleen polygamioillensa essive polygamianaan polygamianansa polygamioinaan polygamioinansa translative polygamiakseen polygamiaksensa polygamioikseen polygamioiksensa abessive polygamiattaan polygamiattansa polygamioittaan polygamioittansa instructive — — comitative — polygamioineen polygamioinensa

Synonyms

• moniavioisuus

Further reading

• “polygamia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023