falciforme

French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

falciforme (plural falciformes)

1. falciform

Further reading

• “falciforme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Etymology

From falce +‎ -forme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fal.t͡ʃiˈfor.me/
• Rhymes: -orme
• Hyphenation: fal‧ci‧fór‧me

Adjective

falciforme m or f by sense (plural falciformi)

1. falciform

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faw.siˈfɔʁ.mi/ [faʊ̯.siˈfɔɦ.mi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faw.siˈfɔʁ.mi/ [faʊ̯.siˈfɔɦ.mi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /faw.siˈfɔɾ.mi/ [faʊ̯.siˈfɔɾ.mi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /faw.siˈfɔʁ.mi/ [faʊ̯.siˈfɔʁ.mi]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /faw.siˈfɔɻ.mi/ [faʊ̯.siˈfɔɻ.mi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /faw.siˈfɔʁ.me/ [faʊ̯.siˈfɔɦ.me]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fal.siˈfɔɾ.mɨ/ [faɫ.siˈfɔɾ.mɨ]

• Hyphenation: fal‧ci‧for‧me

Adjective

falciforme m or f (plural falciformes)

1. falciform (sickle-shaped)

Further reading

• “falciforme”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “falciforme”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin falx + -forme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /falθiˈfoɾme/ [fal̟.θiˈfoɾ.me] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /falsiˈfoɾme/ [fal.siˈfoɾ.me] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -oɾme
• Syllabification: fal‧ci‧for‧me

Adjective

falciforme m or f (masculine and feminine plural falciformes)

1. falciform

Derived terms

• anemia de células falciformes

Further reading

• “falciforme”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025