hymen
/ˈhaɪmən/HIGH-muhn
/ˈhaɪmən/HIGH-muhn
Meaninga membrane
Common meaning: a membrane
- hymena membraneLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1601 · scan
Journey through time
- Greekὑμήν‘a membrane’
- Latinhymen
- Englishhymen‘a membrane’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek ὑμήν ‘a membrane’.
Roots
- ὑμήν Greek “a membrane”
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