polygynie
French, noun/pɔ.li.ʒi.ni/
polygynie is spelled P-O-L-Y-G-Y-N-I-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written French, the 142,934th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Polygynie is a French feminine noun meaning “polygyny” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “État d'une plante dont les fleurs renferment plusieurs pistils”.
What does polygynie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepolygyny
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. État d'une plante dont les fleurs renferment plusieurs pistils. 2. Relation conjugale où l’homme a plusieurs épouses à la fois. 3. Situation d’une espèce animale dans laquelle le mâle s’accouple avec plusieurs femelles
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of polygynie
- polygynies plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce polygynie?
- /pɔ.li.ʒi.ni/
- \pɔ.li.ʒi.ni\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (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 French?
polygynie appears about once in every 19 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).