veelwijverij

Dutch

Etymology

From veel (“many”) +‎ wijf (“woman, wife”) +‎ -erij (“ery”, suffix indicating an activity).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌveːl.ʋɛi̯.vəˈrɛi̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: veel‧wij‧ve‧rij

Noun

veelwijverij f (plural veelwijverijen)

  1. (derogatory) polygyny
    Synonym: polygynie
    Hypernym: polygamie
    Coordinate term: veelmannerij
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.