piriform

English

Etymology

Borrowing from New Latin pirifōrmis, from pirum (“a pear”) +‎ -fōrmis (“-form, -shaped”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of piriformis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

piriform (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of pyriform.

Derived terms

Noun

piriform (plural piriforms)

  1. Alternative form of pyriform.

References

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French piriforme.

Adjective

piriform m or n (feminine singular piriformă, masculine plural piriformi, feminine and neuter plural piriforme)

  1. pyriform

Declension

Declension of piriform
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite piriform piriformă piriformi piriforme
definite piriformul piriforma piriformii piriformele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite piriform piriforme piriformi piriforme
definite piriformului piriformei piriformilor piriformelor
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