meninx

• meninge

Borrowed from New Latin mēninx, from Ancient Greek μῆνῐγξ (mênĭnx, “membrane of the eye; membrane enclosing the brain; eardrum”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmen.ɪŋks/^[1]
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.nɪŋks/, /ˈmɛn.ɪŋks/
• Rhymes: -iːnɪŋks, -ɛnɪŋks

meninx (plural meninges)

1. (anatomy, usually in the plural) A membrane, especially one of the three membranes lining the skull and vertebral canal and enclosing the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates.

   Synonym: mater

   Meronyms: arachnoid mater, dura mater, pia mater

• meningo-, mening-
• pachymeninx

• meningeal
• meningitis

• “meninges”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “meninx”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μῆνῐγξ (mênĭnx, “membrane of the eye; membrane enclosing the brain; eardrum”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈmeː.nɪŋks]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmɛː.niŋks]

mēninx f (genitive mēningis); third declension

1. (anatomy) New Latin form of mēninga

Third-declension noun.

• → English: meninx

The gender-neutral suffix -x replaces the gendered suffixes -a and -o.

meninx ? (plural meninxs)

1. (gender-neutral, neologism) a gender-neutral form of menino/menina
2. (gender-neutral, LGBTQ slang) enby