faecalis
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom faex (“dregs, sediment, feces”) + -ālis.
Adjective
editfaecālis (neuter faecāle); third-declension two-termination adjective
- (New Latin) Used as a specific epithet for several bacteria associated with feces
Usage notes
edit- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.
Declension
editThird-declension two-termination adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
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Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | faecālis | faecāle | faecālēs | faecālia | |
Genitive | faecālis | faecālium | |||
Dative | faecālī | faecālibus | |||
Accusative | faecālem | faecāle | faecālēs faecālīs |
faecālia | |
Ablative | faecālī | faecālibus | |||
Vocative | faecālis | faecāle | faecālēs | faecālia |