Fossil

See also: fossil, fóssil, and fòssil

English

Etymology

From the standard noun fossil, because of fossil finds in the area.

Proper noun

Fossil

  1. A small city, the county seat of Wheeler County, Oregon, United States.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French fossile, from Latin fossilis (“unearthed, dug up”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔˈsiːl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːl

Noun

Fossil n (strong, genitive Fossiles or Fossils, plural Fossilien)

  1. fossil

Declension

Declension of Fossil [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Fossil die Fossilien
genitive eines des Fossiles, Fossils der Fossilien
dative einem dem Fossil, Fossile1 den Fossilien
accusative ein das Fossil die Fossilien

1Now rare, see notes.

  • Fossilia n

Further reading

  • “Fossil” in Duden online
  • “Fossil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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