"Fossil" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /fɔˈsiːl/ Audio: De-Fossil.ogg
Rhymes: -iːl Etymology: Borrowed from French fossile, from Latin fossilis (“unearthed, dug up”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|fr|fossile}} Borrowed from French fossile, {{der|de|la|fossilis||unearthed, dug up}} Latin fossilis (“unearthed, dug up”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s,ien}} Fossil n (strong, genitive Fossiles or Fossils, plural Fossilien) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s,ien}} Forms: Fossiles [genitive], Fossils [genitive], Fossilien [plural], strong [table-tags], Fossil [nominative, singular], Fossilien [definite, nominative, plural], Fossiles [genitive, singular], Fossils [genitive, singular], Fossilien [definite, genitive, plural], Fossil [dative, singular], Fossile [dative, singular], Fossilien [dative, definite, plural], Fossil [accusative, singular], Fossilien [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. fossil Tags: neuter, strong Related terms: Fossilia [neuter]
    Sense id: en-Fossil-de-noun-1zX7Xp8v Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Paleontology

Inflected forms

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        "2": "la",
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        "4": "",
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    },
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fossil",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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    },
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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}

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