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.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	faecālis	faecāle		faecālēs	faecālia
genitive	faecālis			faecālium
dative	faecālī			faecālibus
accusative	faecālem	faecāle		faecālīs faecālēs	faecālia
ablative	faecālī			faecālibus
vocative	faecālis	faecāle		faecālēs	faecālia

Derived terms

• Enterococcus faecalis
• Pichia faecalis
• Psychrobacter faecalis
• Streptococcus faecalis