fossa

See also Fossa

English

Wikipedia

Etymology 1

From Latin fossa (“ditch”).

Noun

fossa (plural fossae or fossæ)

1. (anatomy) A pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth.
2. (geology) A long, narrow, shallow depression on the body of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon.

Derived terms

Related terms

fossula fossulate antecubital fossa fossa navicularis cuboid fossa anterior cranial fossa middle cranial fossa posterior cranial fossa jugular fossa fossa ovalis iliac fossa

pelvic fossa popliteal fossa supraclavicular fossa mandibular fossa mugular fossa glenoid fossa supraspinous fossa infraspinous fossa subscapular fossa nasal fossa temporal fossa

Etymology 2

A fossa (the mammal) in a zoo in Texas, USA

see: w:en:Fossa (animal)#Etymology

Noun

fossa (plural fossas)

1. A carnivorous mammal endemic to Madagascar, Cryptoprocta ferox.

Translations

mammal

• Irish: fosa (ga) m

• Navajo: dlǫ́ʼiitsoh naalzheehígíí

Anagrams

• sofas

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin fossa

Noun

fossa f (plural fosse)

1. pit, hole
2. grave
3. (anatomy) fossa

Related terms

• affossare
• formaggio di fossa
• fossa comune
• fossato
• infossare

Anagrams

• sfaso, sfasò

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Latin

Etymology

From fodiō (“dig out, excavate”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈfos.sa/

Noun

fossa (genitive fossae); f, first declension

1. ditch, trench, moat
2. gutter, waterway
3. (Late Latin) grave

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	fossa	fossae
genitive	fossae	fossārum
dative	fossae	fossīs
accusative	fossam	fossās
ablative	fossā	fossīs
vocative	fossa	fossae

Synonyms

• (ditch): fossiō, fovea

Derived terms

• fossula

Related terms

fodiō fossātum fossātus fossīcius fossilis

fossiō fossō fossor fossōrius fossūra

Descendants

English: fossa, fosse French: fosse, fossé, fossette Italian: fossa, fosso Occitan: fòssa

Portuguese: fossa Romanian: fosă, foasă Spanish: fosa, huesa

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Portuguese

Verb

fossa

1. third-person singular present indicative of fossar
2. second-person singular imperative of fossar