meninge

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English

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Noun

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meninge (plural meninges)

  1. (anatomy) meninx

Afrikaans

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Noun

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meninge

  1. plural of mening

Catalan

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μῆνιγξ (mêninx, skin, membrane; lees of wine).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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meninge f (plural meninges)

  1. (anatomy) meninx
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Italian

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μῆνιγξ (mêninx, skin, membrane; lees of wine).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /meˈnin.d͡ʒe/
  • Rhymes: -indʒe
  • Hyphenation: me‧nìn‧ge

Noun

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meninge f (plural meningi)

  1. (anatomy) meninx
  2. (in the plural, informal) brains
    spremersi le meningito cudgel or rack one’s brains

Derived terms

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μῆνιγξ, μῆνιγγος (mêninx, mêningos, skin, membrane; lees of wine).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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meninge f (plural meninges)

  1. (anatomy) meninx (any of the three membranes enclosing the brain)

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French méninge.

Noun

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meninge n (plural meninge)

  1. meninges

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative meninge meningeul meninge meningele
genitive-dative meninge meningeului meninge meningelor
vocative meningeule meningelor

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek μήνῐγγος (mḗningos, skin, membrane; lees of wine).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /meˈninxe/ [meˈnĩŋ.xe]
  • Rhymes: -inxe
  • Syllabification: me‧nin‧ge

Noun

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meninge f (plural meninges)

  1. (anatomy) meninx
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Further reading

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