formigenes

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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

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type).

singular plural
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.

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