gingivalis

gingivalis

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin gingīva
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin gingīvālis

    From gingīva (“gum(s)”) + -ālis.

    Adjective

    gingīvālis (neuter gingīvāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

    1. (New Latin) A specific epithet for several organisms associated with the gums

    Usage notes

    • Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.

    Declension

    Third-declension two-termination adjective.

    singular plural
    masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
    nominative gingīvālis gingīvāle gingīvālēs gingīvālia
    genitive gingīvālis gingīvālium
    dative gingīvālī gingīvālibus
    accusative gingīvālem gingīvāle gingīvālīs
    gingīvālēs     		gingīvālia
    ablative gingīvālī gingīvālibus
    vocative gingīvālis gingīvāle gingīvālēs gingīvālia

    Derived terms

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