LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

ūnifōrmis

ūnifōrmis (neuter ūnifōrme, adverb ūniformiter)
Classical[uː.nɪˈfoːr.mɪs]Ecclesiastical[u.niˈfɔr.mis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationHaving only one shape or form, uniform.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeūnifōrmisūnifōrmisūnifōrme
genitiveūnifōrmisūnifōrmisūnifōrmis
dativeūnifōrmīūnifōrmīūnifōrmī
accusativeūnifōrmemūnifōrmemūnifōrme
ablativeūnifōrmīūnifōrmīūnifōrmī
vocativeūnifōrmisūnifōrmisūnifōrme
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeūnifōrmēsūnifōrmēsūnifōrmia
genitiveūnifōrmiumūnifōrmiumūnifōrmium
dativeūnifōrmibusūnifōrmibusūnifōrmibus
accusativeūnifōrmīs
ūnifōrmēs
ūnifōrmīs
ūnifōrmēs
ūnifōrmia
ablativeūnifōrmibusūnifōrmibusūnifōrmibus
vocativeūnifōrmēsūnifōrmēsūnifōrmia

ūnĭ-formis, e, adj. unus-forma,
I. having only one shape or form, uniform (postAug.): simplex quiddam et uniforme doceri, Tac. Or. 32: facies deorum dearumque, App. M. 11, p. 259, 3: humanum genus, id. Asclep. p. 98, 18: alimonia, Macr. S. 7, 5: institutum, Aur. Vict. Epit. 9 med.—Adv.: ūnĭformĭter, in one and the same manner, uniformly, App. Asclep. p. 77, 18; Arn. 2, 88.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Italic*oinos
  4. Old Latinoinos
  5. Latinūnifōrmis

Latin ūni- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmis Latin ūnifōrmis From ūni- (“one”) + -fōrmis (“having the form of”).

Descendants
  • Catalanuniforme
  • Englishuniform
  • Frenchuniforme
  • Italianuniforme
  • Portugueseuniforme
  • Romanianuniform
  • Spanishuniforme
  • Swedishuniform

In English words that came into English from ūnifōrmis

  • uniformūnifōrmis
  • uniformityūniformitās

Quick answers

What does ūnifōrmis mean in Latin?
ūnifōrmis, a adjective, means “Having only one shape or form, uniform.”.
How do you pronounce ūnifōrmis?
In classical Latin, [uː.nɪˈfoːr.mɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [u.niˈfɔr.mis].
Where does ūnifōrmis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ís? → Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos → Proto-Italic *oinos → Old Latin oinos → Latin ūnifōrmis.