deiformis

Latin

Etymology

Derived from deus (“god”) +‎ -fōrmis (“-shaped”), a calque of Ancient Greek θεοειδής (theoeidḗs, “godlike”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /de.iˈfoːr.mis/, [d̪eɪˈfoːrmɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /de.iˈfor.mis/, [d̪eiˈfɔrmis]

Adjective

deifōrmis (neuter deifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (Medieval Latin) deiform:
   1. (literally) godlike
   2. conformable to the will of God

Inflection

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	deifōrmis	deifōrme		deifōrmēs	deifōrmia
genitive	deifōrmis			deifōrmium
dative	deifōrmī			deifōrmibus
accusative	deifōrmem	deifōrme		deifōrmēs deifōrmīs	deifōrmia
ablative	deifōrmī			deifōrmibus
vocative	deifōrmis	deifōrme		deifōrmēs	deifōrmia

Descendants

• → English: deiform
• Italian: deiforme

References

• "deiformis", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)