scalpelliformis

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from scalpellum (“scalpel, lancet”) +‎ forma (“form, shape”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /skal.pel.liˈfoːr.mis/, [s̠käɫ̪pɛlːʲɪˈfoːrmɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /skal.pel.liˈfor.mis/, [skälpelːiˈfɔrmis]

Adjective

scalpellifōrmis (neuter scalpellifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) scalpelliform; having the form of the blade of a scalpel or lancet

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	scalpellifōrmis	scalpellifōrme		scalpellifōrmēs	scalpellifōrmia
Genitive	scalpellifōrmis			scalpellifōrmium
Dative	scalpellifōrmī			scalpellifōrmibus
Accusative	scalpellifōrmem	scalpellifōrme		scalpellifōrmēs scalpellifōrmīs	scalpellifōrmia
Ablative	scalpellifōrmī			scalpellifōrmibus
Vocative	scalpellifōrmis	scalpellifōrme		scalpellifōrmēs	scalpellifōrmia