acinaciformis
Latin
Etymology
From acīnacēs (“scimitar”) + -fōrmis (“form, shape”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a.kiː.na.kiˈfoːr.mis/, [äkiːnäkɪˈfoːrmɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.t͡ʃi.na.t͡ʃiˈfor.mis/, [ät͡ʃinät͡ʃiˈfɔrmis]
Adjective
acīnacifōrmis (neuter acīnacifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective
- (New Latin) having the form of a scimitar
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 | acīnacifōrmis | acīnacifōrme | acīnacifōrmēs | acīnacifōrmia | |
| Genitive | acīnacifōrmis | acīnacifōrmium | |||
| Dative | acīnacifōrmī | acīnacifōrmibus | |||
| Accusative | acīnacifōrmem | acīnacifōrme | acīnacifōrmēs acīnacifōrmīs | acīnacifōrmia | |
| Ablative | acīnacifōrmī | acīnacifōrmibus | |||
| Vocative | acīnacifōrmis | acīnacifōrme | acīnacifōrmēs | acīnacifōrmia | |
Descendants
- English: acinaciform
- French: acinaciforme