licheniformis

Latin

Etymology

līchēn +‎ -fōrmis

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /liː.kʰeː.niˈfoːr.mis/, [lʲiːkʰeːnɪˈfoːrmɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /li.ke.niˈfor.mis/, [likeniˈfɔrmis]

Adjective

līchēnifōrmis (neuter līchēnifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (New Latin, chiefly used as a specific epithet) having the form of lichen

Usage notes

• Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	līchēnifōrmis	līchēnifōrme		līchēnifōrmēs	līchēnifōrmia
Genitive	līchēnifōrmis			līchēnifōrmium
Dative	līchēnifōrmī			līchēnifōrmibus
Accusative	līchēnifōrmem	līchēnifōrme		līchēnifōrmēs līchēnifōrmīs	līchēnifōrmia
Ablative	līchēnifōrmī			līchēnifōrmibus
Vocative	līchēnifōrmis	līchēnifōrme		līchēnifōrmēs	līchēnifōrmia

Descendants

• Translingual: Bacillus licheniformis