[ˈfɔs.sa], [ˈfɔs.sa]
OriginEllipsis of fossa terra (“dug-up earth”).
- declension-1, feminine, usuallya ditch, trench, moat, fosse
- declension-1, femininea gutter, waterway
- declension-1, femininea furrow drawn to mark foundations
- Late-Latin, declension-1, femininea grave
- declension-1, femininea boundary
“Quiritium quoque fossa [...] Anci regis opus est” — Also the Quirites’ ditch was the work of king Ancus
Formsfossae(genitive) · fossa(nominative, singular) · fossae(nominative, plural) · fossae(genitive, singular) · fossārum(genitive, plural) · fossae(dative, singular) · fossīs(dative, plural) · fossam(accusative, singular) · fossās(accusative, plural) · fossā(ablative, singular) · fossīs(ablative, plural) · fossa(singular, vocative) · fossae(plural, vocative)
Source: Wiktionary