English

Alternative forms

• foss

Noun

fosse ‎(plural fosses)

1. A ditch or moat.
2. (anatomy) Alternative form of fossa

Translations

Derived terms

• fosse road
• fosseway

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fos/

Etymology

From Middle French fosse, from Old French fosse, from Latin fossa.

Noun

fosse f ‎(plural fosses)

1. pit (hole in the ground)

Derived terms

• fossette

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔsːe/, [ˈfɔs̪.s̪e]
• Hyphenation: fòs‧se

Noun

fosse f

1. plural of fossa

Etymology 2

From the older form fusse, from Latin fuisset.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfosːe/, [ˈfos̪.s̪e]
• Hyphenation: fós‧se

Verb

fosse

1. third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of essere

Anagrams

• fesso

Ladin

Verb

fosse

1. first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of ester

Latin

Participle

fosse

1. vocative masculine singular of fossus

References

• FOSSE in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French fosse, from Latin fossa.

Noun

fosse f (plural fosses)

1. fosse

Derived terms

• French: fosse

Old French

Etymology

From Latin fossa.

Noun

fosse f ‎(oblique plural fosses, nominative singular fosse, nominative plural fosses)

1. fosse
2. hole in the ground
3. a grave

Descendants

• Middle French: fosse
  • French: fosse

References

• (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (fosse, supplement)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Forms of ser and ir:

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.sɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.si/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.se/

Forms of fossar:

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.sɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.si/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.se/

Verb

fosse

1. first-person singular (eu) imperfect subjunctive of ser
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) imperfect subjunctive of ser
3. first-person singular (eu) imperfect subjunctive of ir
4. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) imperfect subjunctive of ir
5. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of fossar
6. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of fossar
7. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of fossar
8. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of fossar