fossiel
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Etymology[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
Audio: (file)
Noun[edit]
fossiel (plural fossiele)
Derived terms[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
fossiel n (plural fossielen or fossiliën, diminutive fossieltje n)
- fossil
- (figuratively, derogatory) someone with very old fashioned ideas, a dinosaur
Derived terms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
fossiel (not comparable)
Inflection[edit]
Declension of fossiel | ||||
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uninflected | fossiel | |||
inflected | fossiele | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | fossiel | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | fossiele | ||
n. sing. | fossiel | |||
plural | fossiele | |||
definite | fossiele | |||
partitive | fossiels |
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