fossoyer

== French == === Etymology === From fosse +‎ -oyer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔ.swa.je/ === Verb === fossoyer (transitive, archaic) to put a ditch around (transitive, intransitive) to dig (graves, etc.) (transitive, figuratively) to bury, to put to rest ==== Conjugation ==== This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like noyer or ennuyer. These verbs always replace the 'y' with an 'i' before a silent 'e'. ==== Derived terms ==== fossoyeur === Further reading === “fossoyer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012