meninge
See also: méninge
English
Noun
meninge (plural meninges)
- (anatomy) meninx
Afrikaans
Noun
meninge
- plural of mening
Catalan
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μῆνιγξ (mêninx, “skin, membrane; lees of wine”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /məˈniɲ.ʒə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /meˈniɲ.d͡ʒe/
Noun
meninge f (plural meninges)
- (anatomy) meninx
Related terms
- meningi
- meningitis
Further reading
- “meninge” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μῆνιγξ (mêninx, “skin, membrane; lees of wine”).
Noun
meninge f (plural meningi)
- (anatomy) meninx
- (in the plural, informal) brains
- spremersi le meningi ― to cudgel or rack one’s brains
Derived terms
Derived terms
- meningeo
- meningismo
- meningite
- meningo-
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μῆνιγξ, μῆνιγγος (mêninx, mêningos, “skin, membrane; lees of wine”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /meˈnĩ.ʒi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /meˈnĩ.ʒe/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨˈnĩ.ʒ(ɨ)/
Noun
meninge f (plural meninges)
- (anatomy) meninx (any of the three membranes enclosing the brain)
Romanian
Etymology
From French méninge.
Noun
meninge n (plural meninge)
- meninges
Declension
Declension of meninge
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) meninge | meningeul | (niște) meninge | meningele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) meninge | meningeului | (unor) meninge | meningelor |
| vocative | meningeule | meningelor | ||
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μῆνιγξ (mêninx, “skin, membrane; lees of wine”) (genitive singular μήνῐγγος (mḗningos)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meˈninxe/ [meˈnĩŋ.xe]
- Rhymes: -inxe
- Syllabification: me‧nin‧ge
Noun
meninge f (plural meninges)
- (anatomy) meninx
Related terms
- meníngeo
- meningitis
Further reading
- “meninge”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014