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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Medieval Latin conjūnctīva (“serving to connect, connective”, feminine), ellipsis of membrāna conjūnctīva (literally “conjunctive membrane”).
Noun
conjuntiva f (plural conjuntives)
- (anatomy, ophthalmology) conjunctiva (membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
conjuntiva
- feminine singular of conjuntiu
Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ivɐ
- Hyphenation: con‧jun‧ti‧va
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Medieval Latin conjūnctīva (“serving to connect, connective”, feminine), ellipsis of membrāna conjūnctīva (literally “conjunctive membrane”).
Noun
conjuntiva f (plural conjuntivas)
- (anatomy, ophthalmology) conjunctiva (membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
conjuntiva
- feminine singular of conjuntivo
Further reading
- “conjuntiva”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “conjuntiva”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “conjuntiva” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “conjuntiva”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “conjuntiva”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konxunˈtiba/
- Rhymes: -iba
- Syllabification: con‧jun‧ti‧va
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Medieval Latin conjūnctīva (“serving to connect, connective”, feminine), ellipsis of membrāna conjūnctīva (literally “conjunctive membrane”).
Noun
conjuntiva f (plural conjuntivas)
- (anatomy, ophthalmology) conjunctiva (membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
conjuntiva
- feminine singular of conjuntivo
Further reading