licheniformis
Latin
Etymology
līchēn + -fōrmis
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /liː.kʰeː.niˈfoːr.mis/, [lʲiːkʰeːnɪˈfoːrmɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /li.ke.niˈfor.mis/, [likeniˈfɔrmis]
Adjective
līchēnifōrmis (neuter līchēnifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective
- (New Latin, chiefly used as a specific epithet) having the form of lichen
Usage notes
- Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | līchēnifōrmis | līchēnifōrme | līchēnifōrmēs | līchēnifōrmia | |
Genitive | līchēnifōrmis | līchēnifōrmium | |||
Dative | līchēnifōrmī | līchēnifōrmibus | |||
Accusative | līchēnifōrmem | līchēnifōrme | līchēnifōrmēs līchēnifōrmīs | līchēnifōrmia | |
Ablative | līchēnifōrmī | līchēnifōrmibus | |||
Vocative | līchēnifōrmis | līchēnifōrme | līchēnifōrmēs | līchēnifōrmia |
Descendants
- Translingual: Bacillus licheniformis