Meninx

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μῆνιγξ (Mêninx).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmeː.ninks/, [ˈmeːnɪŋks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.ninks/, [ˈmɛːniŋks]

Proper noun

Mēninx f sg (genitive Mēningis); third declension

1. An island in Africa, now Djerba

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Mēninx
genitive	Mēningis
dative	Mēningī
accusative	Mēningem
ablative	Mēninge
vocative	Mēninx

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