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fossa
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f?s.?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?f?s.?/
- Rhymes: -?s?
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin fossa (“a ditch, trench, fosse”).
Noun
fossa (plural fossae or fossæ)
- (anatomy) A pit, groove, cavity, or depression.
- (astronomy) A long, narrow, shallow depression on the body of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon.
Hyponyms
- glenoid fossa
- iliac fossa
- nasal fossa
- popliteal fossa
Derived terms
- fossula
- fossulate
Related terms
- fosse
Translations
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Malagasy fosa.
Noun
fossa (plural fossas)
- A large nocturnal reddish-brown catlike mammal (Cryptoprocta ferox) of the civet family, endemic to the rainforests of Madagascar. It is slender, long-tailed and has retractile claws and anal scent glands.
Translations
Anagrams
- SOFAs, sofas
Catalan
Etymology
Latin fossa
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?fo.s?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?fo.sa/
Noun
fossa f (plural fosses)
- grave, pit
- (anatomy) fossa
Derived terms
- fossat
- fosser
Further reading
- “fossa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?s?a
Noun
fossa
- indefinite accusative/genitive plural of foss
Italian
Etymology
From Latin fossa.
Noun
fossa f (plural fosse)
- pit, hole
- grave
- (anatomy) fossa
- trough (depression between waves or ridges)
Derived terms
Related terms
- fossato
Anagrams
- sfaso, sfasò
Further reading
- fossa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Ladin
Verb
fossa
- third-person singular/plural imperfect subjunctive of ester
Latin
Etymology
From fodi? (“to dig out, to excavate”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?fos.sa/, [?f?s??ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?fos.sa/, [?f?s??]
Noun
fossa f (genitive fossae); first declension
- (in general) A ditch, trench, moat, fosse.
- Synonyms: fovea, scrobs, fossio
- A gutter, waterway.
- Synonym: colliciae
- A furrow drawn to mark foundations.
- (Late Latin) A grave.
- A boundary.
Declension
First-declension noun.
Derived terms
- fossula
Related terms
Descendants
References
- fossa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- fossa in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- fossa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- fossa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- fossa in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- fossa in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the main entry.
Alternative forms
- fosset
Verb
fossa
- inflection of fosse:
- simple past
- past participle
Etymology 2
From Malagasy fosa.
Noun
fossa m (definite singular fossaen, indefinite plural fossaer, definite plural fossaene)
- a fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Malagasy fosa.
Noun
fossa m (definite singular fossaen, indefinite plural fossaer or fossaar, definite plural fossaene or fossaane)
- a fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)
Etymology 2
From the noun foss m (“waterfall”).
Alternative forms
- fosse (e- and split infinitives)
Verb
fossa (present tense fossar, past tense fossa, past participle fossa, passive infinitive fossast, present participle fossande, imperative foss)
- (intransitive) to flow rapidly, fizz, roar, foam
References
- “fossa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- ofsas
Old Norse
Noun
fossa
- genitive plural indefinite of foss m
Portuguese
Verb
fossa
- inflection of fossar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
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jaguarundi
English
Alternative forms
- jaguarondi (uncommon), yaguarondi (very rare), yagouarondi (very rare), yagouaroundi
Etymology
Ultimately from Guaraní jaguarundy or Old Tupi.
Noun
jaguarundi (plural jaguarundis)
- A medium-sized Central and South American wild cat, Puma yagouaroundi, Herpailurus yagouaroundi or Felis yagouaroundi.
Translations
See also
- jaguar
References
Portuguese
Etymology
From Guaraní or Old Tupi.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?a.??wa.??.?d?i/
Noun
jaguarundi m (plural jaguarundis)
- jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi)
- Synonym: gato-mourisco
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