faecalis

faecalis

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin faex
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin faecālis

    From faex (“dregs, sediment, feces”) + -ālis.

    Adjective

    faecālis (neuter faecāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

    1. (New Latin) Used as a specific epithet for several bacteria associated with feces

    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.

    singular plural
    masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
    nominative faecālis faecāle faecālēs faecālia
    genitive faecālis faecālium
    dative faecālī faecālibus
    accusative faecālem faecāle faecālīs
    faecālēs     		faecālia
    ablative faecālī faecālibus
    vocative faecālis faecāle faecālēs faecālia

    Derived terms

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