μηνίσκος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μείς (meís, month; moon) + -ῐ́σκος (-ískos).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μηνῐ́σκος (mēnískos) m (genitive μηνῐ́σκου); second declension

  1. crescent
  2. head covering for statues

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: meniscus
  • French: ménisque m
  • Greek: μηνίσκος m (minískos)
  • Italian: menisco m
  • Portuguese: menisco m
  • Russian: мени́ск m (menísk)
  • Spanish: menisco m

References

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