serpentiformis

Latin

Etymology

From serpēns (“serpent, snake”) +‎ -fōrmis (having the form of).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ser.pen.tiˈfoːr.mis/, [s̠ɛrpɛn̪t̪ɪˈfoːrmɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ser.pen.tiˈfor.mis/, [serpen̪t̪iˈfɔrmis]

Adjective

serpentifōrmis (neuter serpentifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. snake-shaped; having the form of a serpent

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	serpentifōrmis	serpentifōrme		serpentifōrmēs	serpentifōrmia
Genitive	serpentifōrmis			serpentifōrmium
Dative	serpentifōrmī			serpentifōrmibus
Accusative	serpentifōrmem	serpentifōrme		serpentifōrmēs serpentifōrmīs	serpentifōrmia
Ablative	serpentifōrmī			serpentifōrmibus
Vocative	serpentifōrmis	serpentifōrme		serpentifōrmēs	serpentifōrmia

Related terms

• taurifōrmis
• canifōrmis

References

• serpentiformis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.