fossula
English
Etymology
From Latin fossula (“small ditch or trench”).
Noun
fossula (plural fossulae or fossulæ)
- (anatomy) A small fossa.
Anagrams
- Fasulos
Latin
Etymology
Diminutive of fossa (“ditch, trench”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfos.su.la/, [ˈfɔs.sʊ.ɫa]
Noun
fossula f (genitive fossulae); first declension
- A small ditch or trench.
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fossula | fossulae |
| Genitive | fossulae | fossulārum |
| Dative | fossulae | fossulīs |
| Accusative | fossulam | fossulās |
| Ablative | fossulā | fossulīs |
| Vocative | fossula | fossulae |
Related terms
Related terms
- fodicō
- fodīna
- fodiō
- fossa
- fossātum
- fossātus
- fossīcius
- fossilis
- fossiō
- fossō
- fossor
- fossōrius
- fossūra
Descendants
- English: fossula
- Italian: fiosso
References
- fossula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- fossula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette