nidiformis

Latin

Etymology

nīdus (“a nest”) +‎ -fōrmis (“having the form of”)

Pronunciation

Adjective

nīdifōrmis (neuter nīdifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (New Latin, specific epithet) nidiform (nest-shaped) [1828]

Usage notes

  • Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative nīdifōrmis nīdifōrme nīdifōrmēs nīdifōrmia
genitive nīdifōrmis nīdifōrmium
dative nīdifōrmī nīdifōrmibus
accusative nīdifōrmem nīdifōrme nīdifōrmēs
nīdifōrmīs 		nīdifōrmia
ablative nīdifōrmī nīdifōrmibus
vocative nīdifōrmis nīdifōrme nīdifōrmēs nīdifōrmia

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: nidiform
  • French: nidiforme
  • Italian: nidiforme
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