fossile
See also: Fossile
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fossilis (“something which has been dug up”), from fodiō (“to dig up”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɔ.sil/
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Noun
fossile m (plural fossiles)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “fossile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
fossile
- inflection of fossil:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Interlingua
Adjective
fossile (not comparable)
Noun
fossile (plural fossiles)
Derived terms
- fossilisar
- fossilisation
Italian
Etymology
From Latin fossilis (“something which has been dug up”), from fodio (“to dig up”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɔs.si.le/
- Rhymes: -ɔssile
- Hyphenation: fòs‧si‧le
Adjective
fossile m or f (plural fossili)
Noun
fossile m (plural fossili)
- fossil (all senses)
Derived terms
Latin
Adjective
fossile
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of fossilis
Norman
Etymology
From Latin fossilis (“something which has been dug up”), from fodio (“I dig up”).
Noun
fossile f (plural fossiles)
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
fossile
- inflection of fossil:
- definite singular
- plural
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
fossile
Swedish
Adjective
fossile
- definite natural masculine singular of fossil