fosso

See also: Fossò

Italian

Etymology

From fossa. Compare with Neapolitan fuosso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔs.so/
• Rhymes: -ɔsso
• Hyphenation: fòs‧so

Noun

fosso m (plural fossi)

1. ditch
2. moat

Derived terms

• refosso / rifosso

Descendants

• → Spanish: foso

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰh₂-der.

Proto-Indo-European *bʰódʰh₂ey

Proto-Italic *foðjō

Latin fodiō

Latin fossō

Frequentative of fodiō (“to dig, to excavate; to mine”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈfɔs.soː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈfɔs.so]

Verb

fossō (present infinitive fossāre, perfect active fossāvī, supine fossātum); first conjugation

1. (with the sense of being done often) to dig, pierce

Conjugation

   Conjugation of fossō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	fossō		fossās		fossat		fossāmus		fossātis		fossant
	imperfect	fossābam		fossābās		fossābat		fossābāmus		fossābātis		fossābant
	future	fossābō		fossābis		fossābit		fossābimus		fossābitis		fossābunt
	perfect	fossāvī		fossāvistī		fossāvit		fossāvimus		fossāvistis		fossāvērunt, fossāvēre
	pluperfect	fossāveram		fossāverās		fossāverat		fossāverāmus		fossāverātis		fossāverant
	future perfect	fossāverō		fossāveris		fossāverit		fossāverimus		fossāveritis		fossāverint
passive	present	fossor		fossāris, fossāre		fossātur		fossāmur		fossāminī		fossantur
	imperfect	fossābar		fossābāris, fossābāre		fossābātur		fossābāmur		fossābāminī		fossābantur
	future	fossābor		fossāberis, fossābere		fossābitur		fossābimur		fossābiminī		fossābuntur
	perfect	fossātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	fossātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	fossātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	fossem		fossēs		fosset		fossēmus		fossētis		fossent
	imperfect	fossārem		fossārēs		fossāret		fossārēmus		fossārētis		fossārent
	perfect	fossāverim		fossāverīs		fossāverit		fossāverīmus		fossāverītis		fossāverint
	pluperfect	fossāvissem		fossāvissēs		fossāvisset		fossāvissēmus		fossāvissētis		fossāvissent
passive	present	fosser		fossēris, fossēre		fossētur		fossēmur		fossēminī		fossentur
	imperfect	fossārer		fossārēris, fossārēre		fossārētur		fossārēmur		fossārēminī		fossārentur
	perfect	fossātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	fossātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		fossā		—		—		fossāte		—
	future	—		fossātō		fossātō		—		fossātōte		fossantō
passive	present	—		fossāre		—		—		fossāminī		—
	future	—		fossātor		fossātor		—		—		fossantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		fossāre			fossārī			fossāns			—
future		fossātūrum esse			fossātum īrī			fossātūrus			fossandus
perfect		fossāvisse			fossātum esse			—			fossātus
future perfect		—			fossātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		fossātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		fossandī		fossandō		fossandum		fossandō		fossātum		fossātū

Derived terms

• fossātum
• fossātus

Related terms

• fodicō
• fodīna
• fodiō
• fossa
• fossīcius
• fossilis
• fossiō
• fossor
• fossōrius
• fossula
• fossūra
• fossus

References

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

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Possibly an alteration of fossa (“hole, cavity”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.su/
  • (Gaúcho) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.su/

Noun

fosso m (plural fossos, metaphonic)

1. ditch, trench

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.su/
  • (Gaúcho) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.su/

Verb

fosso

1. first-person singular present indicative of fossar

Further reading

• “fosso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “fosso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026