acinaciformis

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) 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.

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