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fossula

fossula

English

Noun

fossula ‎(plural fossulae or fossulæ)

(anatomy) A small fossa.

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

Descendants

English: fossula
Italian: fiosso

References

fossula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Félix Gaffiot (1934), “fossula”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.