formigenes

Latin

Etymology

Built freely from New Latin formīcum (sc. acidum) "formic acid", itself derived from Latin formīca "ant", and Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs), originally meaning "born in a certain condition", here with its modern sense "producing" applied.

Adjective

formigenēs (neuter formigenes or formigenēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type)

1. (New Latin) that generates formic acid, especially by reducing oxalic acid

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 (Greek-type).

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	formigenēs	formigenes1 formigenēs		formigenēs	formigena formigenia2
Genitive	formigenis			formigenum formigenium2
Dative	formigenī			formigenibus
Accusative	formigenem	formigenes1 formigenēs		formigenēs	formigena formigenia2
Ablative	formigene formigenī2			formigenibus
Vocative	formigenes1 formigenēs			formigenēs	formigena formigenia2

¹It is unknown if Classical Latin preserved (or would have preserved) the shortness of the original Greek short ending.
²It is unknown whether adjectives of this type would use i-stem or consonant-stem endings in Classical Latin: the relevant forms are not attested. Depending on the word, either ending or both may be attested in New Latin.

Derived terms

• Oxalobacter formigenēs