meningeus

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Latin

Etymology

From mēninga (membrane covering the brain) +‎ -eus (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

mēningeus (feminine mēningea, neuter mēningeum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

  1. (anatomy, relational) meningeal

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mēningeus mēningea mēningeum mēningeī mēningeae mēningea
Genitive mēningeī mēningeae mēningeī mēningeōrum mēningeārum mēningeōrum
Dative mēningeō mēningeae mēningeō mēningeīs
Accusative mēningeum mēningeam mēningeum mēningeōs mēningeās mēningea
Ablative mēningeō mēningeā mēningeō mēningeīs
Vocative mēningee mēningea mēningeum mēningeī mēningeae mēningea

Descendants

  • English: meningeal