fossio

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Latin

Etymology

From fodiō (“to dig; mine, quarry”) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

fossiō f (genitive fossiōnis); third declension

  1. A digging; pit, ditch.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fossiō fossiōnēs
Genitive fossiōnis fossiōnum
Dative fossiōnī fossiōnibus
Accusative fossiōnem fossiōnēs
Ablative fossiōne fossiōnibus
Vocative fossiō fossiōnēs

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References

  • “fossio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “fossio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • fossio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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