fossiel
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Pronunciation
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Noun
editfossiel (plural fossiele)
Derived terms
editDutch
editEtymology
editFrom French fossile, from Latin fossilis (“something which has been dug up”), from fodio (“I dig up”). First attested in the early 19th century.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfossiel n (plural fossielen or fossiliën, diminutive fossieltje n)
- fossil
- (figuratively, derogatory) someone with very old fashioned ideas, a dinosaur
Derived terms
editAdjective
editfossiel (not comparable)
Declension
editDeclension of fossiel | ||||
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uninflected | fossiel | |||
inflected | fossiele | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | fossiel | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | fossiele | ||
n. sing. | fossiel | |||
plural | fossiele | |||
definite | fossiele | |||
partitive | fossiels |
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