meninge

Noun

meninge (plural meninges)

1. (anatomy) meninx

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)

1. (anatomy) meninx

Further reading

• “meninge” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Etymology

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

Noun

meninge f (plural meningi)

1. (anatomy) meninx
2. (in the plural, familiar) brains

   spremersi le meningi - to cudgel or rack one’s brains.

Etymology

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

Noun

meninge f (plural meninges)

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈninxe/, [meˈnĩŋxe]

Noun

meninge f (plural meninges)

1. (anatomy) meninx

Further reading

• “meninge” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.