lyriformis
Latin
Etymology
New Latin; from lyra (“lute, lyre”) + forma (“form, shape”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ly.riˈfoːr.mis/, [lʲʏrɪˈfoːrmɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /li.riˈfor.mis/, [liriˈfɔrmis]
Adjective
lyrifōrmis (neuter lyrifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective
- (New Latin) having the form of a lyre; lyriferous
Usage notes
- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | lyrifōrmis | lyrifōrme | lyrifōrmēs | lyrifōrmia | |
| Genitive | lyrifōrmis | lyrifōrmium | |||
| Dative | lyrifōrmī | lyrifōrmibus | |||
| Accusative | lyrifōrmem | lyrifōrme | lyrifōrmēs lyrifōrmīs | lyrifōrmia | |
| Ablative | lyrifōrmī | lyrifōrmibus | |||
| Vocative | lyrifōrmis | lyrifōrme | lyrifōrmēs | lyrifōrmia | |