neoformans
Latin
Etymology
From neo- + fōrmāns (“shaping, forming”).
Adjective
neofōrmāns (genitive neofōrmantis); third-declension one-termination adjective
- (New Latin) The specific epithet of Cryptococcus neoformans, a yeast-like fungi which may cause cryptococcosis in humans.
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.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | neofōrmāns | neofōrmantēs | neofōrmantia | ||
| Genitive | neofōrmantis | neofōrmantium | |||
| Dative | neofōrmantī | neofōrmantibus | |||
| Accusative | neofōrmantem | neofōrmāns | neofōrmantēs | neofōrmantia | |
| Ablative | neofōrmantī | neofōrmantibus | |||
| Vocative | neofōrmāns | neofōrmantēs | neofōrmantia | ||
Derived terms
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- Filobasidiella neoformans