gingivalis

Latin

Etymology

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 gingīvālēs
gingīvālīs
gingīvālia
ablative gingīvālī gingīvālibus
vocative gingīvālis gingīvāle gingīvālēs gingīvālia

Derived terms