acinaciformis

== Latin == === Etymology === From acīnacēs (“scimitar”) +‎ -fōrmis (“form, shape”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [a.kiː.na.kɪˈfoːr.mɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.t͡ʃi.na.t͡ʃiˈfɔr.mis] === Adjective === acīnacifōrmis (neuter acīnacifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective (New Latin) having the form of a scimitar ==== Usage notes ==== Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension two-termination adjective. ==== Descendants ==== English: acinaciform French: acinaciforme