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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μῆνιγξ (Mêninx).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mēninx f sg (genitive Mēningis); third declension
- An island in Africa, now Djerba
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
References
- Meninx in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Meninx”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly