LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

pirifōrmis

pirifōrmis (neuter pirifōrme)
Classical[pɪ.rɪˈfoːr.mɪs]Ecclesiastical[pi.riˈfɔr.mis]

Meaning

  1. New Latintwo terminationpear-shaped, pyriform
    Prunifera arbor, fructu maximo pyriformi viridi, pericarpio esculento butyraceo nucleum unicum maximum nullo ossiculo tectum , cingente.A fruit-bearing tree with large, green, pear-shaped fruit, and esculent, buttery flesh surrounding a single, large, shell-less core.Hans Sloane, Catalogus plantarum quae in insula Jamaica page 185

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepirifōrmispirifōrmispirifōrme
genitivepirifōrmispirifōrmispirifōrmis
dativepirifōrmīpirifōrmīpirifōrmī
accusativepirifōrmempirifōrmempirifōrme
ablativepirifōrmīpirifōrmīpirifōrmī
vocativepirifōrmispirifōrmispirifōrme
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepirifōrmēspirifōrmēspirifōrmia
genitivepirifōrmiumpirifōrmiumpirifōrmium
dativepirifōrmibuspirifōrmibuspirifōrmibus
accusativepirifōrmīs
pirifōrmēs		pirifōrmīs
pirifōrmēs		pirifōrmia
ablativepirifōrmibuspirifōrmibuspirifōrmibus
vocativepirifōrmēspirifōrmēspirifōrmia

Origins

Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmis Latin pirifōrmis From pirum (“a pear”) + -fōrmis (“-form, -shaped”, adjectival suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishpyriform
  • Englishpiriform
  • Englishpiriformis
  • Englishpyriformis
  • Spanishpiriforme

In English words that came into English from pirifōrmis

  • pyriformpyrifōrmis
  • piriformispirifōrmis

Quick answers

What does pirifōrmis mean in Latin?
pirifōrmis, a adjective, means “pear-shaped, pyriform”.
How do you pronounce pirifōrmis?
In classical Latin, [pɪ.rɪˈfoːr.mɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pi.riˈfɔr.mis].