fossoria
See also: Fossoria
Latin
editEtymology
editSubstantive of fossōrius (“adapted to digging or delving”), from fodiō (“dig”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /fosˈsoː.ri.a/, [fɔs̠ˈs̠oːriä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fosˈso.ri.a/, [fosˈsɔːriä]
Noun
editfossōria f (genitive fossōriae); first declension
- (as an occupation) digging
Declension
editFirst-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | fossōria | fossōriae |
Genitive | fossōriae | fossōriārum |
Dative | fossōriae | fossōriīs |
Accusative | fossōriam | fossōriās |
Ablative | fossōriā | fossōriīs |
Vocative | fossōria | fossōriae |
Related terms
editRelated terms
Descendants
edit- Asturian: fesoria
References
edit- “fossoria”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press