filiform

English

Etymology

Latin filum (“thread”), +‎ -iform.

Adjective

filiform (comparative more filiform, superlative most filiform)

  1. Shaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous.
  2. Having all component parts or segments cylindrical and more or less uniform in size.
    Tiger beetles have filiform antennae.

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French filiforme.

Adjective

filiform m or n (feminine singular filiformă, masculine plural filiformi, feminine and neuter plural filiforme)

  1. filiform

Declension

Declension of filiform
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite filiform filiformă filiformi filiforme
definite filiformul filiforma filiformii filiformele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite filiform filiforme filiformi filiforme
definite filiformului filiformei filiformilor filiformelor
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