LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

fossūra

fossūra f (genitive fossūrae)
Classical[fɔsˈsuː.ra]Ecclesiastical[fosˈsuː.ra]

Meaning

  1. A digging; pit, ditch.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefossūrafossūrae
genitivefossūraefossūrārum
dativefossūraefossūrīs
accusativefossūramfossūrās
ablativefossūrāfossūrīs
vocativefossūrafossūrae

fossūra, ae, f. fodio,
I. a digging (postAug., whereas fossio is quite class.).
I. Lit.: plana fossura, Col. 4, 14, 2; Pall. 10, 14, 2.—In plur.: complanata juga fossuris montium, Suet. Calig. 37: puteorum, Vitr. 5, 9, 8; Col. 4, 28, 2.—
II. Transf., concr., a pit: summa fossura operiatur arundinibus, Vitr. 8, 1, 4.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰódʰh₂ey Proto-Italic *foðjō Latin fodiō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin fossūra From fodiō (“to dig, mine”) + -tūra.

Quick answers

What does fossūra mean in Latin?
fossūra, a noun, means “A digging; pit, ditch.”.
What is the genitive of fossūra?
The genitive singular is fossūrae. fossūra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce fossūra?
In classical Latin, [fɔsˈsuː.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fosˈsuː.ra].