adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
fossilis
fossilis (neuter fossile)
Classical[ˈfɔs.sɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈfɔs.si.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationRetrieved from the earth, dug out, dug up, unearthed; fossil.
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
fodiendō factusfossilis -e — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 11
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fossilis | fossilis | fossile |
| genitive | fossilis | fossilis | fossilis |
| dative | fossilī | fossilī | fossilī |
| accusative | fossilem | fossilem | fossile |
| ablative | fossilī | fossilī | fossilī |
| vocative | fossilis | fossilis | fossile |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fossilēs | fossilēs | fossilia |
| genitive | fossilium | fossilium | fossilium |
| dative | fossilibus | fossilibus | fossilibus |
| accusative | fossilīs fossilēs | fossilīs fossilēs | fossilia |
| ablative | fossilibus | fossilibus | fossilibus |
| vocative | fossilēs | fossilēs | fossilia |
fossĭlis, e, adj. id.,
I. dug out, dug up, fossil:
sal, Varr. 2, 11, 6: harena, Plin. 36, 26, 66, § 192: ebur, id. 36, 18, 29, § 134: flumen, Amm. 24, 6.Origins
From foss- (perfect passive participial stem of fodiō (“to dig; mine; quarry”)) + -ilis (suffix forming adjectives).
Descendants
- Catalanfòssil
- Englishfossil
- Frenchfossile
- GermanFossilfrom French fossile
- Romanianfosilăfrom French fossile
- Italianfossile
- Spanishfósil
- Persianفسیلfrom French fossile
- Turkishfosilfrom French fossile
- Swedishfossil
In English words that came into English from fossilis
- fossilfossilis