fossicius

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From fossus +‎ -īcius.

Pronunciation

Adjective

fossīcius (feminine fossīcia, neuter fossīcium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Retrieved from the earth, dug out, dug up; fossil.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative fossīcius fossīcia fossīcium fossīciī fossīciae fossīcia
genitive fossīciī fossīciae fossīciī fossīciōrum fossīciārum fossīciōrum
dative fossīciō fossīciae fossīciō fossīciīs
accusative fossīcium fossīciam fossīcium fossīciōs fossīciās fossīcia
ablative fossīciō fossīciā fossīciō fossīciīs
vocative fossīcie fossīcia fossīcium fossīciī fossīciae fossīcia

Synonyms

References

  • fossicius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • fossicius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.