fossicius

Latin

Alternative forms

• fossītius

Etymology

From fossus +‎ -īcius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /fosˈsiː.ki.us/, [fɔs̠ˈs̠iːkiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fosˈsi.t͡ʃi.us/, [fosˈsiːt͡ʃius]

Adjective

fossīcius (feminine fossīcia, neuter fossīcium); first/second-declension adjective

1. Retrieved from the earth, dug out, dug up; fossil.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fossīcius	fossīcia	fossīcium		fossīciī	fossīciae	fossīcia
genitive	fossīciī	fossīciae	fossīciī		fossīciōrum	fossīciārum	fossīciōrum
dative	fossīciō	fossīciae	fossīciō		fossīciīs
accusative	fossīcium	fossīciam	fossīcium		fossīciōs	fossīciās	fossīcia
ablative	fossīciō	fossīciā	fossīciō		fossīciīs
vocative	fossīcie	fossīcia	fossīcium		fossīciī	fossīciae	fossīcia

Synonyms

• (dug up, fossil): fossilis

Related terms

Related terms

• fodicō
• fodīna
• fodiō
• fossa
• fossātum
• fossātus
• fossilis
• fossiō
• fossō
• fossor
• fossōrius
• fossula
• fossūra
• fossus

References

• “fossicius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• fossicius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.