"fosse" meaning in French

See fosse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fos/, /fɔs/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-fosse.wav Forms: fosses [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French fosse, from Old French fosse, from Latin fossa. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|fosse|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French fosse, {{inh+|fr|frm|fosse}} Inherited from Middle French fosse, {{inh|fr|fro|fosse}} Old French fosse, {{inh|fr|la|fossa}} Latin fossa Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} fosse f (plural fosses)
  1. pit (hole in the ground) Tags: feminine Derived forms: fossette, fossoyer
    Sense id: en-fosse-fr-noun-pIFZdQjx Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms with collocations, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 2 2 12 4 4 1 5 11 8 12 8 8 0 7 0 4 4 6 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 9 6 6 1 7 8 6 10 7 7 0 10 0 6 6 9 1

Inflected forms

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