fossil
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From French fossile, from Latin fossilis (“something which has been dug up”), from fodio (“I dig up”).
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fossil (plural fossils)
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From Latin fossilis, from fossa (“ditch”).
fossil
Inflection of fossil | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | fossil | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | fossilt | — | —2 |
Plural | fossile | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | fossile | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
fossil n (singular definite fossilet, plural indefinite fossiler)
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | fossil | fossilet | fossiler | fossilerne |
genitive | fossils | fossilets | fossilers | fossilernes |
From Latin fossilis (“something which has been dug up”), from fodio (“I dig up”).
fossil (strong nominative masculine singular fossiler, not comparable)
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist fossil | sie ist fossil | es ist fossil | sie sind fossil | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | fossiler | fossile | fossiles | fossile |
genitive | fossilen | fossiler | fossilen | fossiler | |
dative | fossilem | fossiler | fossilem | fossilen | |
accusative | fossilen | fossile | fossiles | fossile | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der fossile | die fossile | das fossile | die fossilen |
genitive | des fossilen | der fossilen | des fossilen | der fossilen | |
dative | dem fossilen | der fossilen | dem fossilen | den fossilen | |
accusative | den fossilen | die fossile | das fossile | die fossilen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein fossiler | eine fossile | ein fossiles | (keine) fossilen |
genitive | eines fossilen | einer fossilen | eines fossilen | (keiner) fossilen | |
dative | einem fossilen | einer fossilen | einem fossilen | (keinen) fossilen | |
accusative | einen fossilen | eine fossile | ein fossiles | (keine) fossilen |
fossil (neuter singular fossilt, definite singular and plural fossile)
fossil m or n (definite singular fossilen or fossilet, indefinite plural fossiler or fossil, definite plural fossilene or fossila)
fossil (neuter singular fossilt, definite singular and plural fossile)
From New Latin.
fossil n (definite singular fossilet, indefinite plural fossil, definite plural fossila)
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fossil
Inflection of fossil | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | fossil | — | — |
Neuter singular | fossilt | — | — |
Plural | fossila | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | fossile | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | fossile | — | — |
All | fossila | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
fossil n
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