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monogam
Inflection of monogam | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | monogam | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | monogamt | — | —2 |
Plural | monogame | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | monogame | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
- “monogam” in Den Danske Ordbog
- Rhymes: -aːm
monogam (strong nominative masculine singular monogamer, not comparable)
- monogamous
- Antonym: polygam
Positive forms of monogam (uncomparable)
From Ancient Greek mono- + -gam.
monogam (neuter monogamt, definite singular and plural monogame)
- monogamous
- Antonym: polygam
- “monogam” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Borrowed from French monogame.
monogam m or n (feminine singular monogamă, masculine plural monogami, feminine and neuter plural monogame)
monogam (not comparable)
- monogamous
- Antonym: polygam
Inflection of monogam | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | monogam | — | — |
Neuter singular | monogamt | — | — |
Plural | monogama | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | monogame | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | monogame | — | — |
All | monogama | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
- monogami (“monogamy”)