fossula

English

Etymology

From Latin fossula (“small ditch or trench”).

Noun

fossula (plural fossulae or fossulæ)

  1. (anatomy) A small fossa.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of fossa (“ditch, trench”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfos.su.la/, [ˈfɔs.sʊ.ɫa]

Noun

fossula f (genitive fossulae); first declension

  1. 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
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Descendants

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
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