fossatus
Latin
Etymology
From fossō (“dig, pierce”), frequentative of fodiō (“dig; mine, quarry”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [fɔsˈsaː.tʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [fosˈsaː.t̪us]
Noun
fossātus m (genitive fossātī); second declension
- A boundary.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fossātus | fossātī |
| genitive | fossātī | fossātōrum |
| dative | fossātō | fossātīs |
| accusative | fossātum | fossātōs |
| ablative | fossātō | fossātīs |
| vocative | fossāte | fossātī |
Related terms
References
- “fossatus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press