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monogam

  1. monogamous
Inflection of monogam
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 (strong nominative masculine singular monogamer, not comparable)

  1. monogamous
    Antonym: polygam

Positive forms of monogam (uncomparable)

  • monogam” in Duden online
  • monogam” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

From Ancient Greek mono- +‎ -gam.

monogam (neuter monogamt, definite singular and plural monogame)

  1. monogamous
    Antonym: polygam

Borrowed from French monogame.

  • IPA(key): /mo.no.ˈɡam/
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Hyphenation: mo‧no‧gam

monogam m or n (feminine singular monogamă, masculine plural monogami, feminine and neuter plural monogame)

  1. monogamous

monogam (not comparable)

  1. monogamous
    Antonym: polygam
Inflection of monogam
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