cancriformis
Latin
Etymology
New Latin; from cancer (“crab”) + forma (“form, shape”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kan.kriˈfoːr.mis/, [käŋkrɪˈfoːrmɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kan.kriˈfor.mis/, [käŋkriˈfɔrmis]
Adjective
cancrifōrmis (neuter cancrifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective
- (New Latin) cancriform
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 | cancrifōrmis | cancrifōrme | cancrifōrmēs | cancrifōrmia | |
| Genitive | cancrifōrmis | cancrifōrmium | |||
| Dative | cancrifōrmī | cancrifōrmibus | |||
| Accusative | cancrifōrmem | cancrifōrme | cancrifōrmēs cancrifōrmīs | cancrifōrmia | |
| Ablative | cancrifōrmī | cancrifōrmibus | |||
| Vocative | cancrifōrmis | cancrifōrme | cancrifōrmēs | cancrifōrmia | |