vermiformis

English

Noun

vermiformis

1. (anatomy) Synonym of vermiform appendix

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from vermis (“worm”) +‎ forma (“form, shape”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯er.miˈfoːr.mis/, [u̯ɛrmɪˈfoːrmɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ver.miˈfor.mis/, [vermiˈfɔrmis]

Adjective

vermifōrmis (neuter vermifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) vermiform

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	vermifōrmis	vermifōrme		vermifōrmēs	vermifōrmia
genitive	vermifōrmis			vermifōrmium
dative	vermifōrmī			vermifōrmibus
accusative	vermifōrmem	vermifōrme		vermifōrmēs vermifōrmīs	vermifōrmia
ablative	vermifōrmī			vermifōrmibus
vocative	vermifōrmis	vermifōrme		vermifōrmēs	vermifōrmia