scalpelliformis

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from scalpellum (“scalpel, lancet”) +‎ forma (“form, shape”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /skal.pel.liˈfoːr.mis/, [s̠käɫ̪pɛlːʲɪˈfoːrmɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /skal.pel.liˈfor.mis/, [skälpelːiˈfɔrmis]

Adjective

scalpellifōrmis (neuter scalpellifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) scalpelliform; having the form of the blade of a scalpel or lancet

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	scalpellifōrmis	scalpellifōrme		scalpellifōrmēs	scalpellifōrmia
genitive	scalpellifōrmis			scalpellifōrmium
dative	scalpellifōrmī			scalpellifōrmibus
accusative	scalpellifōrmem	scalpellifōrme		scalpellifōrmēs scalpellifōrmīs	scalpellifōrmia
ablative	scalpellifōrmī			scalpellifōrmibus
vocative	scalpellifōrmis	scalpellifōrme		scalpellifōrmēs	scalpellifōrmia