fosso

See also: Fossò

Italian

Etymology

From fossa. Compare with Neapolitan fuosso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔs.so/
  • Rhymes: -ɔsso
  • Hyphenation: fòs‧so

Noun

fosso m (plural fossi)

  1. ditch
  2. moat

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Spanish: foso

Latin

Etymology

Frequentative of fodiō (dig, excavate; mine).

Pronunciation

Verb

fossō (present infinitive fossāre, perfect active fossāvī, supine fossātum); first conjugation

  1. (with the sense of being done often) to dig, pierce

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • fosso”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • fosso in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Possibly an alteration of fossa (hole, cavity).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfo.su/

Noun

fosso m (plural fossos)

  1. ditch, trench

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.su/

Verb

fosso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fossar