hjärnhinna

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • hjärnehinna (archaic)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish hiärna hinna. Compound of hjärn(a) (“brain”) +‎ hinna (“membrane”). First attested in the mid-1400th century[1].

Noun

hjärnhinna c

  1. (anatomy) meninges

Declension

Declension of hjärnhinna
nominative genitive
singular indefinite hjärnhinna hjärnhinnas
definite hjärnhinnan hjärnhinnans
plural indefinite hjärnhinnor hjärnhinnors
definite hjärnhinnorna hjärnhinnornas

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ hjärnhinna in Svensk ordbok (SO)
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