moniliformis

See also: Moniliformis

Latin

Etymology

monīle (“necklace”) +‎ -fōrmis (“having the form of”), probably modeled on English moniliform or French moniliforme.

Adjective

monīlifōrmis (neuter monīlifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (New Latin) moniliform, characterized by or having a chain-like series of bumps, swellings, or joints; resembling beads on a string or necklace
  2. (New Latin) a specific epithet for several plants and fungi

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.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative monīlifōrmis monīlifōrme monīlifōrmēs monīlifōrmia
Genitive monīlifōrmis monīlifōrmium
Dative monīlifōrmī monīlifōrmibus
Accusative monīlifōrmem monīlifōrme monīlifōrmēs
monīlifōrmīs		 monīlifōrmia
Ablative monīlifōrmī monīlifōrmibus
Vocative monīlifōrmis monīlifōrme monīlifōrmēs monīlifōrmia

Descendants
Translingual descendants
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