fossor

English

Etymology

From Latin fossor (“digger; gravedigger”), from fodiō (“dig”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɒsə(ɹ)/

Noun

fossor (plural fossors)

1. (historical) A gravedigger in the catacombs of Ancient Rome.
2. A type of mole cricket, Gryllotalpa fossor, known for its digging abilities.

Synonyms

• (type of mole cricket): scudder

Latin

Etymology

From fodiō (“dig; mine, quarry”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfos.sor/, [ˈfɔs̠ːɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfos.sor/, [ˈfɔsːor]

Noun

fossor m (genitive fossōris); third declension

1. A digger, delver, ditcher.
2. A workman in a mine; miner.
3. A gravedigger.
4. A common labourer; clown.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	fossor	fossōrēs
Genitive	fossōris	fossōrum
Dative	fossōrī	fossōribus
Accusative	fossōrem	fossōrēs
Ablative	fossōre	fossōribus
Vocative	fossor	fossōrēs

Related terms

Related terms

• fodicō
• fodīna
• fodiō
• fossa
• fossātum
• fossātus
• fossīcius
• fossilis
• fossiō
• fossō
• fossōrius
• fossula
• fossūra
• fossus

Descendants

• English: fossor

References

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