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.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender 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
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