acinaciformis

Latin

Etymology

From acīnacēs (“scimitar”) +‎ -fōrmis (“form, shape”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.kiː.na.kiˈfoːr.mis/, [äkiːnäkɪˈfoːrmɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.t͡ʃi.na.t͡ʃiˈfor.mis/, [ät͡ʃinät͡ʃiˈfɔrmis]

Adjective

acīnacifōrmis (neuter acīnacifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (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.

	singular			plural
	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