nidiformis

Latin

Etymology

nīdus (“a nest”) +‎ -fōrmis (“having the form of”)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /niː.diˈfoːr.mis/, [niːd̪ɪˈfoːrmɪs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ni.diˈfor.mis/, [nid̪iˈfɔrmis]

Adjective

nīdifōrmis (neuter nīdifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (New Latin, specific epithet) nidiform (nest-shaped) [1828]

Usage notes
  • Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative nīdifōrmis nīdifōrme nīdifōrmēs nīdifōrmia
Genitive nīdifōrmis nīdifōrmium
Dative nīdifōrmī nīdifōrmibus
Accusative nīdifōrmem nīdifōrme nīdifōrmēs
nīdifōrmīs		 nīdifōrmia
Ablative nīdifōrmī nīdifōrmibus
Vocative nīdifōrmis nīdifōrme nīdifōrmēs nīdifōrmia

Derived terms

Descendants
  • English: nidiform
  • French: nidiforme
  • Italian: nidiforme
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