pyriformis

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English

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Latin pyrifōrmis, ellipsis of mūsculus pyrifōrmis (pear-shaped muscle). Doublet of pyriform.

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Noun

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pyriformis (plural pyriformes)

  1. Alternative spelling of piriformis.

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Latin

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Etymology

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From pyrum (a pear) +‎ -fōrmis (-form, -shaped, adjectival suffix).

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Adjective

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pyrifōrmis (neuter pyrifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective (New Latin)

  1. Alternative form of pirifōrmis
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Inflection

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative pyrifōrmis pyrifōrme pyrifōrmēs pyrifōrmia
Genitive pyrifōrmis pyrifōrmium
Dative pyrifōrmī pyrifōrmibus
Accusative pyrifōrmem pyrifōrme pyrifōrmēs
pyrifōrmīs
pyrifōrmia
Ablative pyrifōrmī pyrifōrmibus
Vocative pyrifōrmis pyrifōrme pyrifōrmēs pyrifōrmia