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fossa.

ditch, trench, canal; moat; dike, fosse;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfɔs.sa]Classical-Latin[ˈfɔs.sa]

  1. a ditch, trench, moat, fosse

    declension-1 · feminine · usually

  2. a gutter, waterway

    declension-1 · feminine

  3. a furrow drawn to mark foundations

    declension-1 · feminine

  4. a grave

    Late-Latin · declension-1 · feminine

  5. a boundary

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Ellipsis of fossa terra (“dug-up earth”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.