conjuntiva

== Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [kuɲ.ʒunˈti.βə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [koɲ.ʒunˈti.və] IPA(key): (Valencia) [koɲ.d͡ʒunˈti.va] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [koɲ.ʒunˈti.βa] === 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, 2026 “conjuntiva” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === 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, 2008–2026 “conjuntiva”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “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, 2003–2026 “conjuntiva”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == 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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025