neoformans

Latin

Etymology

From neo- + fōrmāns (“shaping, forming”).

Adjective

neofōrmāns (genitive neofōrmantis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. (New Latin) The specific epithet of Cryptococcus neoformans, a yeast-like fungi which may cause cryptococcosis in humans.

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 one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative neofōrmāns neofōrmantēs neofōrmantia
Genitive neofōrmantis neofōrmantium
Dative neofōrmantī neofōrmantibus
Accusative neofōrmantem neofōrmāns neofōrmantēs neofōrmantia
Ablative neofōrmantī neofōrmantibus
Vocative neofōrmāns neofōrmantēs neofōrmantia

Derived terms
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