LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

fossiō

fossiō f (genitive fossiōnis)
Classical[ˈfɔs.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈfɔs.si.o]

Meaning

  1. A digging; pit, ditch.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefossiōfossiōnēs
genitivefossiōnisfossiōnum
dativefossiōnīfossiōnibus
accusativefossiōnemfossiōnēs
ablativefossiōnefossiōnibus
vocativefossiōfossiōnēs

fossĭo, ōnis, f. fodio,
I. a digging (rare but class.): recenti fossione terram fumare calentem, Cic. N. D. 2, 9, 25; Col. 11, 2, 41; Plin. 17, 26, 39, § 247.—In plur.: quid fossiones agri repastinationesque proferam? Cic. de Sen. 15, 53.—
II. Transf., a ditch, Vitr. 8, 1, 5.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰódʰh₂ey Proto-Italic *foðjō Latin fodiō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fossiō From fodiō (“to dig; mine, quarry”) + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does fossiō mean in Latin?
fossiō, a noun, means “A digging; pit, ditch.”.
What is the genitive of fossiō?
The genitive singular is fossiōnis. fossiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce fossiō?
In classical Latin, [ˈfɔs.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfɔs.si.o].