fosse

/ˈfɒs/FAHS

/ˈfɑs/FAHS

Meaninga dug ditch

Common meaning: a ditch or moat

fosseto digLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 764 · scan

Journey through time

Latinfossa‘a ditch’source
Frenchfosse‘a pit’source
Englishfosse‘a ditch or moat’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin fodiō ‘to dig’.

Roots

fodiō, -ere, fossum Latin “to dig”

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