vermiformis
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]vermiformis
- (anatomy) Synonym of vermiform appendix
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]New Latin; from vermis (“worm”) + forma (“form, shape”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /u̯er.miˈfoːr.mis/, [u̯ɛrmɪˈfoːrmɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ver.miˈfor.mis/, [vermiˈfɔrmis]
Adjective
[edit]vermifōrmis (neuter vermifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective
Usage notes
[edit]- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.
Declension
[edit]Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | vermifōrmis | vermifōrme | vermifōrmēs | vermifōrmia | |
| Genitive | vermifōrmis | vermifōrmium | |||
| Dative | vermifōrmī | vermifōrmibus | |||
| Accusative | vermifōrmem | vermifōrme | vermifōrmēs vermifōrmīs |
vermifōrmia | |
| Ablative | vermifōrmī | vermifōrmibus | |||
| Vocative | vermifōrmis | vermifōrme | vermifōrmēs | vermifōrmia | |
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