Hymen

Morpheme

Hymen

Type

free base

Denotation

membrane, skin, caul

Etymology

Middle French hymen; Late Latin hymēn; Ancient Greek hymēn

Evidence

hymen, hymenal, hymenate, Hymenocallis, Hymenolepididae, Hymenolepis, hymenophore, Hymenophyllum, hymenoplasty, Hymenoptera, hymenotomy, hymens

Notes

<n> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable

Homographs

Hymen