perfringens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of perfringō.

Participle

perfringēns (genitive perfringentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. breaking through

Declension

Third-declension participle.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	perfringēns			perfringentēs	perfringentia
genitive	perfringentis			perfringentium
dative	perfringentī			perfringentibus
accusative	perfringentem	perfringēns		perfringentēs perfringentīs	perfringentia
ablative	perfringente perfringentī1			perfringentibus
vocative	perfringēns			perfringentēs	perfringentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Derived terms

• Clostridium perfringens