meninx

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English

Meninges
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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin mēninx, from Ancient Greek μῆνῐγξ (mênĭnx, “membrane of the eye; membrane enclosing the brain; eardrum”).

Pronunciation

Noun

meninx (plural meninges)

  1. (anatomy, usually in the plural) A membrane, especially one of the three membranes lining the skull and vertebral canal and enclosing the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates.
    Synonym: mater
    Meronyms: arachnoid mater, dura mater, pia mater

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References

  1. ^ “meninx, n.”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.

Latin

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μῆνῐγξ (mênĭnx, “membrane of the eye; membrane enclosing the brain; eardrum”).

Pronunciation

Noun

mēninx f (genitive mēningis); third declension

  1. (anatomy) New Latin form of mēninga

Inflection

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative mēninx mēningēs
genitive mēningis mēningum
dative mēningī mēningibus
accusative mēningem mēningēs
ablative mēninge mēningibus
vocative mēninx mēningēs

Descendants

  • → English: meninx

Portuguese

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Etymology

The gender-neutral suffix -x replaces the gendered suffixes -a and -o.

Noun

meninx ? (plural meninxs)

  1. (gender-neutral, neologism) a gender-neutral form of menino/menina
  2. (gender-neutral, LGBTQ slang) enby
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