fossilis

== Latin == === Etymology === From foss- (perfect passive participial stem of fodiō (“to dig; mine; quarry”)) +‎ -ilis (suffix forming adjectives). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfɔs.sɪ.lɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfɔs.si.lis] === Adjective === fossilis (neuter fossile); third-declension two-termination adjective Retrieved from the earth, dug out, dug up, unearthed; fossil. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension two-termination adjective. ==== Synonyms ==== (dug up, fossil): fossīcius ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === “fossilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “fossilis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.