membraneous
English edit
Etymology edit
From the Middle French membraneux,[1] or the Classical Latin membrāneus (“made of parchment”, “consisting of or resembling a membrane”) or formed in English as: membrane + -eous.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: mĕm.brāʹnĭ.əs, IPA(key): /mɛmˈbɹeɪ.nɪ.əs/
- (US) enPR: mĕm.brāʹnē.əs, IPA(key): /mɛmˈbɹeɪ.ni.əs/
- Rhymes: -eɪnɪəs
Adjective edit
membraneous (comparative more membraneous, superlative most membraneous)
- Alternative form of membranous
Usage notes edit
- Unlike the trisyllabic membranous, membraneous is a tetrasyllable.
References edit
- ^ Webster's New World College Dictionary. 3rd Edition. New York, Simon & Schuster Macmillan. (1988)