fossiel

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Etymology

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Noun

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fossiel (plural fossiele)

  1. fossil

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From French fossile, from Latin fossilis (something which has been dug up), from fodio (I dig up). First attested in the early 19th century.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɔˈsil/
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  • Rhymes: -il
  • Hyphenation: fos‧siel

Noun

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fossiel n (plural fossielen or fossiliën, diminutive fossieltje n)

  1. fossil
  2. (figuratively, derogatory) someone with very old fashioned ideas, a dinosaur

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Adjective

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fossiel (not comparable)

  1. fossil

Declension

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Declension of fossiel
uninflected fossiel
inflected fossiele
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial fossiel
indefinite m./f. sing. fossiele
n. sing. fossiel
plural fossiele
definite fossiele
partitive fossiels