pyriformis

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin pyrifōrmis, ellipsis of mūsculus pyrifōrmis (“pear-shaped muscle”). Doublet of pyriform.

Pronunciation

Noun

pyriformis (plural pyriformes)

  1. Alternative spelling of piriformis.

References

Latin

Etymology

From pyrum (“a pear”) +‎ -fōrmis (“-form, -shaped”, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

pyrifōrmis (neuter pyrifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective (New Latin)

  1. alternative form of pirifōrmis

Inflection

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative pyrifōrmis pyrifōrme pyrifōrmēs pyrifōrmia
genitive pyrifōrmis pyrifōrmium
dative pyrifōrmī pyrifōrmibus
accusative pyrifōrmem pyrifōrme pyrifōrmēs
pyrifōrmīs 		pyrifōrmia
ablative pyrifōrmī pyrifōrmibus
vocative pyrifōrmis pyrifōrme pyrifōrmēs pyrifōrmia
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