LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

fossor

fossor m (genitive fossōris)
Classical[ˈfɔs.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈfɔs.sor]

Meaning

  1. masculineA digger, delver, ditcher.
  2. masculineA workman in a mine; miner.
  3. masculineA gravedigger.
  4. masculineA common labourer; clown.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefossorfossōrēs
genitivefossōrisfossōrum
dativefossōrīfossōribus
accusativefossōremfossōrēs
ablativefossōrefossōribus
vocativefossorfossōrēs

fossor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a digger, delver, ditcher.
I. Lit.
A. In gen. (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): et labefacta movens robustus jugera fossor, Verg. G. 2, 264: squalidus in magna compede fossor, Juv. 11, 80; Hor. C. 3, 18, 15; Mart. 7, 71, 4; Col. 11, 2, 38: ceu septa novus jam moenia laxet Fossor, i. e. a miner, sapper, Stat. Th. 2, 419.—
B. In partic.
1. A miner, workman in a mine, Vitr. 7, 8, 1; Calp. Ecl. 4, 118 (cf. aurifossor).—
2. In late Lat., a grave-digger, Inscr. Orell. 4925 al.; cf. fossa, I. B. 3.—
3. In mal. part., a fornicator, Aus. Ep. 49; cf. fossa, I. B. 4.—
II. Transf., in gen., in a contemptuous signif., a common laborer, a clown, Cat. 22, 10: cum sis cetera fossor, Pers. 5, 122.

Origins

From fodiō (“dig; mine, quarry”).

Descendants
  • Englishfossor

In English words that came into English from fossor

  • fossorfossor

Quick answers

What does fossor mean in Latin?
fossor, a noun, means “A digger, delver, ditcher.; A workman in a mine; miner.”.
What is the genitive of fossor?
The genitive singular is fossōris. fossor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce fossor?
In classical Latin, [ˈfɔs.sɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfɔs.sor].