menarquia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Menarche, from Ancient Greek μηνός (mēnós, “month”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning”) + Spanish -ia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈnaɾkja/ [meˈnaɾ.kja]
• Rhymes: -aɾkja
• Syllabification: me‧nar‧quia

Noun

menarquia f (uncountable)

1. menarche

   Antonym: menopausia

Derived terms

• manárquico

 

Further reading

• “menarquia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28