membranous
/ˈmembɹənəs/MEM-bruh-nuhs
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈmɛmbɹənəs/MEM-bruh-nuhs
Meaninglike a membrane
Common meaning: thin and skin-like
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- membra limb, part of the bodyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1129 · scan
- anadjective ending (variant of -an)
- ousadjective ending: full of, having
Journey through time
- Latinmembrum, -ī‘a limb, part of the body’
- Frenchmembrane
- Englishmembrane‘a thin skin’
- Englishformed in English from membranemembranous‘thin and skin-like’ · 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: Formed in English from membrane + -ous.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), MEMBRANE, p.363 · scan
Roots
- membrum, -ī Latin “a limb, part of the body”
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