LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

mīllefōrmis

mīllefōrmis (neuter mīllefōrme)
Classical[miːl.lɛˈfoːr.mɪs]Ecclesiastical[mil.leˈfɔr.mis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationHaving a thousand forms

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemīllefōrmismīllefōrmismīllefōrme
mīllifōrme
genitivemīllefōrmismīllefōrmismīllefōrmis
dativemīllefōrmī
mīllifōrmī		mīllefōrmī
mīllifōrmī		mīllefōrmī
mīllifōrmī
accusativemīllefōrmem
mīllifōrmem		mīllefōrmem
mīllifōrmem		mīllefōrme
mīllifōrme
ablativemīllefōrmī
mīllifōrmī		mīllefōrmī
mīllifōrmī		mīllefōrmī
mīllifōrmī
vocativemīllefōrmismīllefōrmismīllefōrme
mīllifōrme
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemīllefōrmēs
mīllifōrmēs		mīllefōrmēs
mīllifōrmēs		mīllefōrmia
mīllifōrmia
genitivemīllefōrmium
mīllifōrmium		mīllefōrmium
mīllifōrmium		mīllefōrmium
mīllifōrmium
dativemīllefōrmibus
mīllifōrmibus		mīllefōrmibus
mīllifōrmibus		mīllefōrmibus
mīllifōrmibus
accusativemīllefōrmīs
mīllefōrmēs, mīllifōrmēs		mīllefōrmīs
mīllefōrmēs, mīllifōrmēs		mīllefōrmia
mīllifōrmia
ablativemīllefōrmibus
mīllifōrmibus		mīllefōrmibus
mīllifōrmibus		mīllefōrmibus
mīllifōrmibus
vocativemīllefōrmēs
mīllifōrmēs		mīllefōrmēs
mīllifōrmēs		mīllefōrmia
mīllifōrmia

millĕformis (millĭformis), e, adj. mille-forma,
I. of a thousand forms (postclass.): pestis, Prud. Cath. 9, 55.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sm̥-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*smih₂
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslom
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslih₂
  7. Proto-Indo-European*smih₂ǵʰéslih₂
  8. Proto-Italic*smīɣeslī
  9. Latinmīllefōrmis

Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmis Latin mīllefōrmis From mille (“thousand”) + -fōrmis (“having the form of”).

Quick answers

What does mīllefōrmis mean in Latin?
mīllefōrmis, a adjective, means “Having a thousand forms”.
How do you pronounce mīllefōrmis?
In classical Latin, [miːl.lɛˈfoːr.mɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mil.leˈfɔr.mis].
Where does mīllefōrmis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sem- → Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- → Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ → Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- → Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom → Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ → Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ → Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī → Latin mīllefōrmis.