LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

prīmifōrmis

prīmifōrmis (neuter prīmifōrme)
Classical[priː.mɪˈfoːr.mɪs]Ecclesiastical[pri.miˈfɔr.mis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationof or belonging to the primary form; original

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprīmifōrmisprīmifōrmisprīmifōrme
genitiveprīmifōrmisprīmifōrmisprīmifōrmis
dativeprīmifōrmīprīmifōrmīprīmifōrmī
accusativeprīmifōrmemprīmifōrmemprīmifōrme
ablativeprīmifōrmīprīmifōrmīprīmifōrmī
vocativeprīmifōrmisprīmifōrmisprīmifōrme
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprīmifōrmēsprīmifōrmēsprīmifōrmia
genitiveprīmifōrmiumprīmifōrmiumprīmifōrmium
dativeprīmifōrmibusprīmifōrmibusprīmifōrmibus
accusativeprīmifōrmīs
prīmifōrmēs
prīmifōrmīs
prīmifōrmēs
prīmifōrmia
ablativeprīmifōrmibusprīmifōrmibusprīmifōrmibus
vocativeprīmifōrmēsprīmifōrmēsprīmifōrmia

prīmĭformis, e, adj. primus - forma,
I. of or belonging to the primary form, original, Mar. Victor. p. 2533 P.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*prīzmos
  2. Latinprīmifōrmis

Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmis Latin prīmifōrmis From prīmus (“first”) + -fōrmis (“having the form of”).

Quick answers

What does prīmifōrmis mean in Latin?
prīmifōrmis, a adjective, means “of or belonging to the primary form; original”.
How do you pronounce prīmifōrmis?
In classical Latin, [priː.mɪˈfoːr.mɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pri.miˈfɔr.mis].
Where does prīmifōrmis come from?
Proto-Italic *prīzmos → Latin prīmifōrmis.