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English
Noun
meninge (plural meninges)
- (anatomy) meninx
Afrikaans
Noun
meninge
- plural of mening
Catalan
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μῆνιγξ (mêninx, “skin, membrane; lees of wine”).
Pronunciation
Noun
meninge f (plural meninges)
- (anatomy) meninx
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μῆνιγξ (mêninx, “skin, membrane; lees of wine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meˈnin.d͡ʒe/
- Rhymes: -indʒe
- Hyphenation: me‧nìn‧ge
Noun
meninge f (plural meningi)
- (anatomy) meninx
- (in the plural, informal) brains
- spremersi le meningi ― to cudgel or rack one’s brains
Derived terms
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μῆνιγξ, μῆνιγγος (mêninx, mêningos, “skin, membrane; lees of wine”).
Pronunciation
Noun
meninge f (plural meninges)
- (anatomy) meninx (any of the three membranes enclosing the brain)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French méninge.
Noun
meninge n (plural meninge)
- meninges
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μήνῐγγος (mḗningos, “skin, membrane; lees of wine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meˈninxe/
- Rhymes: -inxe
- Syllabification: me‧nin‧ge
Noun
meninge f (plural meninges)
- (anatomy) meninx
Further reading