bacilliformis
Latin
Etymology
New Latin; from bacillus (“rod-shaped bacterium”) + forma (“form, shape”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ba.kil.liˈfoːr.mis/, [bäkɪlːʲɪˈfoːrmɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ba.t͡ʃil.liˈfor.mis/, [bät͡ʃilːiˈfɔrmis]
Adjective
bacillifōrmis (neuter bacillifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective
- (New Latin) having the form of a bacillus
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 | bacillifōrmis | bacillifōrme | bacillifōrmēs | bacillifōrmia | |
| Genitive | bacillifōrmis | bacillifōrmium | |||
| Dative | bacillifōrmī | bacillifōrmibus | |||
| Accusative | bacillifōrmem | bacillifōrme | bacillifōrmēs bacillifōrmīs | bacillifōrmia | |
| Ablative | bacillifōrmī | bacillifōrmibus | |||
| Vocative | bacillifōrmis | bacillifōrme | bacillifōrmēs | bacillifōrmia | |