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piriform

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowing from New Latin pirifōrmis, from pirum (a pear) +‎ -fōrmis (-form, -shaped, adjectival suffix). Doublet of piriformis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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piriform (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of pyriform.

Derived terms

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Noun

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piriform (plural piriforms)

  1. Alternative form of pyriform.

References

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French piriforme.

Adjective

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piriform m or n (feminine singular piriformă, masculine plural piriformi, feminine and neuter plural piriforme)

  1. pyriform

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite piriform piriformă piriformi piriforme
definite piriformul piriforma piriformii piriformele
genitive-
dative
indefinite piriform piriforme piriformi piriforme
definite piriformului piriformei piriformilor piriformelor