perfringens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of perfringō.

Participle

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

1. breaking through

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	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