meninge

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

meninge (plural meninges)

  1. (anatomy) meninx

Afrikaans[edit]

Noun[edit]

meninge

  1. plural of mening

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek μῆνιγξ (mêninx, skin, membrane; lees of wine).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

meninge f (plural meninges)

  1. (anatomy) meninx

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Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek μῆνιγξ (mêninx, skin, membrane; lees of wine).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /meˈnin.d͡ʒe/
  • Rhymes: -indʒe
  • Hyphenation: me‧nìn‧ge

Noun[edit]

meninge f (plural meningi)

  1. (anatomy) meninx
  2. (in the plural, informal) brains
    spremersi le meningito cudgel or rack one’s brains

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μῆνιγξ, μῆνιγγος (mêninx, mêningos, skin, membrane; lees of wine).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Noun[edit]

meninge f (plural meninges)

  1. (anatomy) meninx (any of the three membranes enclosing the brain)

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French méninge.

Noun[edit]

meninge n (plural meninge)

  1. meninges

Declension[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μήνῐγγος (mḗningos, skin, membrane; lees of wine).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /meˈninxe/ [meˈnĩŋ.xe]
  • Rhymes: -inxe
  • Syllabification: me‧nin‧ge

Noun[edit]

meninge f (plural meninges)

  1. (anatomy) meninx

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]