bacilliformis

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ba.kil.liˈfoːr.mis/, [bäkɪlːʲɪˈfoːrmɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ba.t͡ʃil.liˈfor.mis/, [bät͡ʃilːiˈfɔrmis]

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.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	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