nidiformis
Latin
Etymology
nīdus (“a nest”) + -fōrmis (“having the form of”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /niː.diˈfoːr.mis/, [niːd̪ɪˈfoːrmɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ni.diˈfor.mis/, [nid̪iˈfɔrmis]
Adjective
nīdifōrmis (neuter nīdifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective
- (New Latin, specific epithet) nidiform (nest-shaped) [1828]
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 | nīdifōrmis | nīdifōrme | nīdifōrmēs | nīdifōrmia | |
| Genitive | nīdifōrmis | nīdifōrmium | |||
| Dative | nīdifōrmī | nīdifōrmibus | |||
| Accusative | nīdifōrmem | nīdifōrme | nīdifōrmēs nīdifōrmīs | nīdifōrmia | |
| Ablative | nīdifōrmī | nīdifōrmibus | |||
| Vocative | nīdifōrmis | nīdifōrme | nīdifōrmēs | nīdifōrmia | |
Derived terms
- Translingual: Mantellia nidiformis
Descendants
- English: nidiform
- French: nidiforme
- Italian: nidiforme