Meninx

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μῆνιγξ (Mêninx).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmeː.ninks/, [ˈmeːnɪŋks̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.ninks/, [ˈmɛːniŋks]

Proper noun

Mēninx f sg (genitive Mēningis); third declension

An island in Africa, now Djerba

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Mēninx
Genitive	Mēningis
Dative	Mēningī
Accusative	Mēningem
Ablative	Mēninge
Vocative	Mēninx

References

Meninx in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
“Meninx”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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