LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

monīlifōrmis

monīlifōrmis (neuter monīlifōrme)

Meaning

  1. New Latintwo terminationmoniliform, characterized by or having a chain-like series of bumps, swellings, or joints; resembling beads on a string or necklace
    CHRYSOMELA. Antennæ moniliformes extrorsum crassiores. Thorax nec elytra marginatus.1761, Nicolaus Poda von Neuhaus, Insecta musei Graecensis, page 7:

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemonīlifōrmismonīlifōrmismonīlifōrme
genitivemonīlifōrmismonīlifōrmismonīlifōrmis
dativemonīlifōrmīmonīlifōrmīmonīlifōrmī
accusativemonīlifōrmemmonīlifōrmemmonīlifōrme
ablativemonīlifōrmīmonīlifōrmīmonīlifōrmī
vocativemonīlifōrmismonīlifōrmismonīlifōrme
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemonīlifōrmēsmonīlifōrmēsmonīlifōrmia
genitivemonīlifōrmiummonīlifōrmiummonīlifōrmium
dativemonīlifōrmibusmonīlifōrmibusmonīlifōrmibus
accusativemonīlifōrmīs
monīlifōrmēs		monīlifōrmīs
monīlifōrmēs		monīlifōrmia
ablativemonīlifōrmibusmonīlifōrmibusmonīlifōrmibus
vocativemonīlifōrmēsmonīlifōrmēsmonīlifōrmia

Origins

Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmis Latin monīlifōrmis From monīle (“necklace”) + -fōrmis (“having the form of”).

In English words that came into English from monīlifōrmis

  • moniliformmonīlifōrmis

Quick answers

What does monīlifōrmis mean in Latin?
monīlifōrmis, a adjective, means “moniliform, characterized by or having a chain-like series of bumps, swellings, or joints; resembling beads on a string or necklace”.