LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

plūrifōrmis

plūrifōrmis (neuter plūrifōrme)
Classical[pɫuː.rɪˈfoːr.mɪs]Ecclesiastical[plu.riˈfɔr.mis]

Meaning

  1. obsoletetwo terminationpluriform, having many forms, manifold, varied

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeplūrifōrmisplūrifōrmisplūrifōrme
genitiveplūrifōrmisplūrifōrmisplūrifōrmis
dativeplūrifōrmīplūrifōrmīplūrifōrmī
accusativeplūrifōrmemplūrifōrmemplūrifōrme
ablativeplūrifōrmīplūrifōrmīplūrifōrmī
vocativeplūrifōrmisplūrifōrmisplūrifōrme
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeplūrifōrmēsplūrifōrmēsplūrifōrmia
genitiveplūrifōrmiumplūrifōrmiumplūrifōrmium
dativeplūrifōrmibusplūrifōrmibusplūrifōrmibus
accusativeplūrifōrmīs
plūrifōrmēs		plūrifōrmīs
plūrifōrmēs		plūrifōrmia
ablativeplūrifōrmibusplūrifōrmibusplūrifōrmibus
vocativeplūrifōrmēsplūrifōrmēsplūrifōrmia

plūrĭformis, e, adj. plures-forma,
I. having many forms, manifold, varied (postclass.): pluriformi modo, App. Flor. p. 341, 14; Mart. Cap. 7, § 729.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pléh₁yōs
  3. Proto-Italic*plēōs
  4. Latinplūrifōrmis

Old Latin plousder. Latin plūs Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmis Latin plūrifōrmis From plūs (“more”) + -fōrmis (“having the form of”).

Descendants
  • Englishpluriform
  • Romanianpluriform
  • Indonesianpluriformfrom Dutch pluriform

Quick answers

What does plūrifōrmis mean in Latin?
plūrifōrmis, a adjective, means “pluriform, having many forms, manifold, varied”.
How do you pronounce plūrifōrmis?
In classical Latin, [pɫuː.rɪˈfoːr.mɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [plu.riˈfɔr.mis].
Where does plūrifōrmis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *pléh₁yōs → Proto-Italic *plēōs → Latin plūrifōrmis.