LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

acidophilus

acidophilus (feminine acidophila, neuter acidophilum)
Classical[a.kɪˈdɔ.pʰɪ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.t͡ʃiˈdɔː.fi.lus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectiveacidophilic

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeacidophilusacidophilaacidophilum
genitiveacidophilīacidophilaeacidophilī
dativeacidophilōacidophilaeacidophilō
accusativeacidophilumacidophilamacidophilum
ablativeacidophilōacidophilāacidophilō
vocativeacidophileacidophilaacidophilum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeacidophilīacidophilaeacidophila
genitiveacidophilōrumacidophilārumacidophilōrum
dativeacidophilīsacidophilīsacidophilīs
accusativeacidophilōsacidophilāsacidophila
ablativeacidophilīsacidophilīsacidophilīs
vocativeacidophilīacidophilaeacidophila

Origins

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

In English words that came into English from acidophilus

  • acidophilusacidophilus

Quick answers

What does acidophilus mean in Latin?
acidophilus, a adjective, means “acidophilic”.
How do you pronounce acidophilus?
In classical Latin, [a.kɪˈdɔ.pʰɪ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.t͡ʃiˈdɔː.fi.lus].