scalpelliformis
Latin
Etymology
New Latin; from scalpellum (“scalpel, lancet”) + forma (“form, shape”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /skal.pel.liˈfoːr.mis/, [s̠käɫ̪pɛlːʲɪˈfoːrmɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /skal.pel.liˈfor.mis/, [skälpelːiˈfɔrmis]
Adjective
scalpellifōrmis (neuter scalpellifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective
- (New Latin) scalpelliform; having the form of the blade of a scalpel or lancet
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 | scalpellifōrmis | scalpellifōrme | scalpellifōrmēs | scalpellifōrmia | |
| Genitive | scalpellifōrmis | scalpellifōrmium | |||
| Dative | scalpellifōrmī | scalpellifōrmibus | |||
| Accusative | scalpellifōrmem | scalpellifōrme | scalpellifōrmēs scalpellifōrmīs | scalpellifōrmia | |
| Ablative | scalpellifōrmī | scalpellifōrmibus | |||
| Vocative | scalpellifōrmis | scalpellifōrme | scalpellifōrmēs | scalpellifōrmia | |