foso

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfoso]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Hyphenation: fo‧so

Etymology 1

fosi +‎ -o

Noun

foso (accusative singular foson, plural fosoj, accusative plural fosojn)

1. ditch, moat, trench
2. (uncommon) grave

Related terms

• fosi

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Malagasy fosa.

Noun

foso (accusative singular foson, plural fosoj, accusative plural fosojn)

1. fossa (Madagascan carnivorous mongoose)

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English fosse, French fosse, Italian fossa, Spanish foso. Compare Esperanto foso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfo.so/

Noun

foso (plural fosi)

1. hole, pit, cavity

Derived terms

• foseto (“small hole; dimple”)
• fosifar (“to dig or make a pit”)

See also

• truo
• fosato

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfoso]

Noun

foso f

1. vocative singular of fosă

Spanish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian fosso. Cognate with English fosse.

Noun

foso m (plural fosos)

1. ditch, trench
2. moat, fosse
3. (shooting) trap

Derived terms

• doble foso

Related terms

• afosarse
• fosa
• fosar

Etymology 2

Verb

foso

1. first-person singular present indicative of fosar

Further reading

• “foso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfo.so/

Verb

foso

1. (stative) to be forbidden, taboo

Conjugation

Conjugation of foso

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tofoso	fofoso	mifoso
2nd person		nofoso	nifoso
3rd person	masculine	ofoso	ifoso yofoso (archaic)
	feminine	mofoso
	neuter	ifoso

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh