fosa

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfo.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfo.za]
• Rhymes: -oza

fosa f sg

1. feminine singular of fos

Nominalization of the feminine singular past participle of fondre.

fosa f (plural foses)

1. melting (of metal, snow, etc.); smelting; casting (of metal)
2. metalworking
3. cast iron
4. (cinematography, music) fade, dissolve
5. (typography) font

From Malagasy fosa.

• IPA^(key): [ˈfosa]

fosa f

1. fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)

• “fosa”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “fosa”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

fos +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

• IPA^(key): [ˈfoʃɒ]
• Hyphenation: fo‧sa

fosa

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of fos

From Malagasy fosa.

fosa m (genitive singular fosa, nominative plural fosaí)

1. fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)

• “fosa”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Likely once referred to the Malayan weasel (Mustela nudipes) prior to a semantic shift,^[1] thus cognate with Sarawak Malay pusak and Tagalog pusa.

• IPA^(key): [fusə̥]

fosa

1. fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)

• → English: fossa
  • → Portuguese: fossa
  • → Translingual: Fossa

-fosa

1. to be wrong, to be mistaken

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Learned borrowing from Latin fossa.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.sa/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔsa
• Syllabification: fo‧sa

fosa f

1. moat, fosse (deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation)

• fosa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• fosa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• IPA^(key): [ˈfosa]

fosa f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of fosă

• IPA^(key): /ˈfosa/ [ˈfo.sa]
• Rhymes: -osa
• Syllabification: fo‧sa

Borrowed from Latin fossa. See also huesa, inherited from the same source. Cognate with English fosse (“moat, ditch”).

fosa f (plural fosas)

1. moat
2. cavity

   Synonym: cavidad

3. grave

   Synonym: tumba

4. pit

   Synonym: hoyo

fosa

1. inflection of fosar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “fosa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

• sofá
• Safo