bacilliformis

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from bacillus (“rod-shaped bacterium”) +‎ forma (“form, shape”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

bacillifōrmis (neuter bacillifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (New Latin) having the form of a bacillus

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.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative bacillifōrmis bacillifōrme bacillifōrmēs bacillifōrmia
genitive bacillifōrmis bacillifōrmium
dative bacillifōrmī bacillifōrmibus
accusative bacillifōrmem bacillifōrme bacillifōrmēs
bacillifōrmīs 		bacillifōrmia
ablative bacillifōrmī bacillifōrmibus
vocative bacillifōrmis bacillifōrme bacillifōrmēs bacillifōrmia
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