fossatum
Latin
Etymology
From fossō (“dig”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /fosˈsaː.tum/, [fɔsˈsaː.tũ]
Noun
fossātum n (genitive fossātī); second declension
- a ditch, especially in earthwork fortifications.
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fossātum | fossāta |
| genitive | fossātī | fossātōrum |
| dative | fossātō | fossātīs |
| accusative | fossātum | fossāta |
| ablative | fossātō | fossātīs |
| vocative | fossātum | fossāta |
Related terms
Descendants
Noun
fossātum
- accusative masculine singular of fossātus
References
- fossatum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- fossatum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- fossatum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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