menarche

== English == === Etymology === First attested 1900, from German Menarche, formed from meno- +‎ -arche. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /mɛˈnɑː.ki/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɛˌnɑɹ.ki/, /məˈnɑɹ.ki/ === Noun === menarche (plural menarches) The onset of menstruation; a girl's first period. Synonym: menophania Antonym: menopause Coordinate terms: spermarche, thelarche ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === menarche on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Hermance == Dutch == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: me‧nar‧che === Noun === menarche c (plural menarches, no diminutive) menarche == Latin == === Etymology === Internationalism (see English menarche). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [mɛˈnar.kʰeː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [meˈnar.ke] === Noun === menarchē f (genitive menarchēs); first declension (medical) menarche ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun (feminine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ē).