fjölkvæni

Icelandic

Etymology

fjöl- (“poly-”) +‎ kvæna (“to marry”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfjœl.kʰvaiːnɪ/

Noun

fjölkvæni n (genitive singular fjölkvænis, no plural)

polygamy
Hann aðhyllist fjölkvæni.
He's polygamous.

Declension

declension of fjölkvæni

	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular
nominative	fjölkvæni	fjölkvænið
accusative	fjölkvæni	fjölkvænið
dative	fjölkvæni	fjölkvæninu
genitive	fjölkvænis	fjölkvænisins

Related terms

fjölveri (“polyandry”)
vergirni
vergjarn

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