Polygynie
German, noun[poliɡyˈniː]
Polygynie is spelled P-O-L-Y-G-Y-N-I-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 32 million words in written German, the 330,389th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Polygynie is a German feminine noun meaning “polygyny (marriage with several wives)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Form der Vielehe, bei der ein Mann mit mehreren Frauen verheiratet ist”.
What does Polygynie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepolygyny (marriage with several wives)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Form der Vielehe, bei der ein Mann mit mehreren Frauen verheiratet ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Polygynie?
- [poliɡyˈniː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Polygynie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Polygynie in German?
Polygynie appears about once in every 32 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).