fossilis

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Latin

Etymology

From foss- (perfect passive participial stem of fodiō (“to dig; mine; quarry”)) +‎ -ilis (suffix forming adjectives).

Pronunciation

Adjective

fossilis (neuter fossile); third-declension two-termination adjective

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

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative fossilis fossile fossilēs fossilia
genitive fossilis fossilium
dative fossilī fossilibus
accusative fossilem fossile fossilēs
fossilīs 		fossilia
ablative fossilī fossilibus
vocative fossilis fossile fossilēs fossilia

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References

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