fossorius

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰh₂-der.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰódʰh₂ey
Proto-Italic *foðjō
Latin fodiō
Proto-Indo-European *-tōr
Proto-Italic *-tōr
Latin -tor
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -tōrius
Latin fossōrius

    From fodiō (“dig; mine, quarry”) + -tōrius.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    fossōrius (feminine fossōria, neuter fossōrium); first/second-declension adjective

    1. Adapted to digging, fit for delving.

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative fossōrius fossōria fossōrium fossōriī fossōriae fossōria
    genitive fossōriī fossōriae fossōriī fossōriōrum fossōriārum fossōriōrum
    dative fossōriō fossōriae fossōriō fossōriīs
    accusative fossōrium fossōriam fossōrium fossōriōs fossōriās fossōria
    ablative fossōriō fossōriā fossōriō fossōriīs
    vocative fossōrie fossōria fossōrium fossōriī fossōriae fossōria

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Auvergnat: fessor
    • Franco-Provençal: fossior
    • ⇒ Gascon: hossèr, hossèir, hossèra
    • Languedocien: fossor
    • → English: fossorial

    References

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