conjuntiva
Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [kuɲ.ʒunˈti.βə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [koɲ.ʒunˈti.və]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [koɲ.d͡ʒunˈti.va]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Medieval Latin conjūnctīva (“serving to connect, connective”, feminine), ellipsis of membrāna conjūnctīva (literally “conjunctive membrane”).
Noun
conjuntiva f (plural conjuntives)
- (anatomy, ophthalmology) conjunctiva (membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid)
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
conjuntiva
- feminine singular of conjuntiu
Further reading
- “conjuntiu”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “conjuntiva”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “conjuntiva” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.ʒũˈt͡ʃi.vɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.ʒũˈt͡ʃi.va/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.ʒũˈti.vɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.ʒũˈti.bɐ/ [kõ.ʒũˈti.βɐ]
- Rhymes: -ivɐ
- Hyphenation: con‧jun‧ti‧va
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Medieval Latin conjūnctīva (“serving to connect, connective”, feminine), ellipsis of membrāna conjūnctīva (literally “conjunctive membrane”).
Noun
conjuntiva f (plural conjuntivas)
- (anatomy, ophthalmology) conjunctiva (membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid)
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
conjuntiva
- feminine singular of conjuntivo
Further reading
- “conjuntiva”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “conjuntiva”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “conjuntiva” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “conjuntiva”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “conjuntiva”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konxunˈtiba/ [kõŋ.xũn̪ˈt̪i.β̞a]
- Rhymes: -iba
- Syllabification: con‧jun‧ti‧va
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Medieval Latin conjūnctīva (“serving to connect, connective”, feminine), ellipsis of membrāna conjūnctīva (literally “conjunctive membrane”).
Noun
conjuntiva f (plural conjuntivas)
- (anatomy, ophthalmology) conjunctiva (membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
conjuntiva
- feminine singular of conjuntivo
Further reading
- “conjuntivo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024