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Etymology edit

From fossus +‎ -īcius.

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Adjective edit

fossīcius (feminine fossīcia, neuter fossīcium); first/second-declension adjective

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

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fossīcius fossīcia fossīcium fossīciī fossīciae fossīcia
Genitive fossīciī fossīciae fossīciī fossīciōrum fossīciārum fossīciōrum
Dative fossīciō fossīciō fossīciīs
Accusative fossīcium fossīciam fossīcium fossīciōs fossīciās fossīcia
Ablative fossīciō fossīciā fossīciō fossīciīs
Vocative fossīcie fossīcia fossīcium fossīciī fossīciae fossīcia

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