deiformis
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from deus (“god”) + -fōrmis (“-shaped”), a calque of Ancient Greek θεοειδής (theoeidḗs, “godlike”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /de.iˈfoːr.mis/, [d̪eɪˈfoːrmɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /de.iˈfor.mis/, [d̪eiˈfɔrmis]
Adjective
[edit]deifōrmis (neuter deifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective
- (Medieval Latin) deiform:
- (literally) godlike
- conformable to the will of God
Inflection
[edit]Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | deifōrmis | deifōrme | deifōrmēs | deifōrmia | |
| genitive | deifōrmis | deifōrmium | |||
| dative | deifōrmī | deifōrmibus | |||
| accusative | deifōrmem | deifōrme | deifōrmēs deifōrmīs |
deifōrmia | |
| ablative | deifōrmī | deifōrmibus | |||
| vocative | deifōrmis | deifōrme | deifōrmēs | deifōrmia | |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- deiformis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)