pyogenes

Latin

Etymology

pȳo- + -genēs (“producing”), from Ancient Greek πύον (púon, “pus”) + γεννάω (gennáō, “to produce”)

Adjective

pȳogenēs (neuter pȳogenes or pȳogenēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type)

1. (New Latin) pyogenic, pus-producing; A specific epithet for several pyogenic bacteria

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	pȳogenēs	pȳogenes1 pȳogenēs		pȳogenēs	pȳogenia
Genitive	pȳogenis			pȳogenium
Dative	pȳogenī			pȳogenibus
Accusative	pȳogenem	pȳogenes1 pȳogenēs		pȳogenēs	pȳogenia
Ablative	pȳogenī			pȳogenibus
Vocative	pȳogenes1 pȳogenēs			pȳogenēs	pȳogenia

¹It is unknown if Classical Latin preserved (or would have preserved) the shortness of the original Greek short ending.

Derived terms

• Actinomyces pyogenes
• Arcanobacterium pyogenes
• Corynebacterium pyogenes
• Streptococcus pyogenes