faecalis

Latin

Etymology

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.

Number Singular Plural
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

Derived terms
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