acidophilus

English

Etymology

From New Latin acidophilus (“acid-loving”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌæsɪˈdɑfɪləs/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌæsɪˈdɒfɪləs/

Noun

acidophilus (uncountable)

1. Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt

Translations

Lactobacillus acidophilus

• Finnish: asidofilus
• French: acidophile (fr) m or f

Latin

Etymology

From acidus (“sour, acid”) + philus (“beloved”), from Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “friend”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /a.kiˈdo.pʰi.lus/, [äkɪˈd̪ɔpʰɪɫ̪ʊs̠]

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.t͡ʃiˈdo.fi.lus/, [ät͡ʃiˈd̪ɔːfilus]

Adjective

acidophilus (feminine acidophila, neuter acidophilum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) acidophilic

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	acidophilus	acidophila	acidophilum		acidophilī	acidophilae	acidophila
Genitive	acidophilī	acidophilae	acidophilī		acidophilōrum	acidophilārum	acidophilōrum
Dative	acidophilō		acidophilō		acidophilīs
Accusative	acidophilum	acidophilam	acidophilum		acidophilōs	acidophilās	acidophila
Ablative	acidophilō	acidophilā	acidophilō		acidophilīs
Vocative	acidophile	acidophila	acidophilum		acidophilī	acidophilae	acidophila