tweewijverij

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of twee +‎ wijf +‎ -erij.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌtʋeː.ʋɛi̯.vəˈrɛi̯/
• Hyphenation: twee‧wij‧ve‧rij
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Noun

tweewijverij f (uncountable)

1. bigyny (state of being married with two women or the practice of marrying two women)

Synonyms

• bigynie (rare)

Hypernyms

• bigamie