fosa

== Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfo.zə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈfo.za] Rhymes: -oza === Etymology 1 === ==== Participle ==== fosa f sg feminine singular of fos === Etymology 2 === Nominalization of the feminine singular past participle of fondre. ==== Noun ==== fosa f (plural foses) melting (of metal, snow, etc.); smelting; casting (of metal) metalworking cast iron (cinematography, music) fade, dissolve (typography) font == Czech == === Etymology === From Malagasy fosa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfosa] === Noun === fosa f fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “fosa”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “fosa”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Hungarian == === Etymology === fos +‎ -a (possessive suffix) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfoʃɒ] Hyphenation: fo‧sa === Noun === fosa third-person singular single-possession possessive of fos ==== Declension ==== == Irish == === Etymology === From Malagasy fosa. === Noun === fosa m (genitive singular fosa, nominative plural fosaí) fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === “fosa”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Malagasy == === Etymology === Likely once referred to the Malayan weasel (Mustela nudipes) prior to a semantic shift, thus cognate with Sarawak Malay pusak and Tagalog pusa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [fusə̥] === Noun === fosa fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) ==== Descendants ==== → English: fossa→ Portuguese: fossa→ Translingual: Fossa === References === == Phuthi == === Verb === -fosa to be wrong, to be mistaken ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin fossa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.sa/ Rhymes: -ɔsa Syllabification: fo‧sa === Noun === fosa f moat, fosse (deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === fosa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN fosa in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfosa] === Noun === fosa f definite nominative/accusative singular of fosă == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfosa/ [ˈfo.sa] Rhymes: -osa Syllabification: fo‧sa === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin fossa. See also huesa, inherited from the same source. Cognate with English fosse (“moat, ditch”). ==== Noun ==== fosa f (plural fosas) moat cavity Synonym: cavidad grave Synonym: tumba pit Synonym: hoyo ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== fosa inflection of fosar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “fosa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === sofá Safo