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Latin
Etymology 1
From fodiō (“to dig, dig up”) + -tōrium, or nominalized from the neuter of fossōrius.
Noun
fossōrium n (genitive fossōriī or fossōrī); second declension
- (Late Latin, Early Medieval Latin) a spade, an implement for digging
- Synonym: scudicia
early 7th c. CE, Isidore of Seville,
Etymologiae sive Origines 20.14.7:
[1]- Scudicia dicta eo, quod circa codicem terram aperiat; et quamvis eius usus in reliquis operibus habeatur, nomen tamen ex codice retinet. hanc alii generaliter fossorium vocant, quasi fovessorium.
- 1967 translation by K. D. White
- The scudicia is so called because it opens the earth around the base (of the plant); and although it is used for other operations, it still retains its name from the base (codex). Others commonly call it a trenching tool, as if the word were derived from fovea (a hole).
Inflection
Second-declension noun (neuter).
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Etymology 2
Adjective
fossōrium
- nominative neuter singular of fossōrius
References
- ^ K. D. White (1967) Agricultural Implements of the Roman World, Cambridge University Press, page 26
Further reading
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “fossorium”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC
- "fossorium", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- fossorium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- fossorium in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016