fossor

English

Etymology

From Latin fossor (“digger; gravedigger”), from fodiō (“dig”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɒsə(ɹ)/

Noun

fossor (plural fossors)

  1. (historical) A gravedigger in the catacombs of Ancient Rome.
  2. A type of mole cricket, Gryllotalpa fossor, known for its digging abilities.

Synonyms

Latin

Etymology

From fodiō (“dig; mine, quarry”).

Pronunciation

Noun

fossor m (genitive fossōris); third declension

  1. A digger, delver, ditcher.
  2. A workman in a mine; miner.
  3. A gravedigger.
  4. A common labourer; clown.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fossor fossōrēs
Genitive fossōris fossōrum
Dative fossōrī fossōribus
Accusative fossōrem fossōrēs
Ablative fossōre fossōribus
Vocative fossor fossōrēs
Related terms

Descendants
  • English: fossor

References
  • “fossor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “fossor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • fossor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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