fossiel

Afrikaans

Etymology

Noun

fossiel (plural fossiele)

  1. fossil

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology

From French fossile, from Latin fossilis (“something which has been dug up”), from fodio (“I dig up”). First attested in the early 19th century.

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -il
  • Hyphenation: fos‧siel

Noun

fossiel n (plural fossielen or fossiliën, diminutive fossieltje n)

  1. fossil
  2. (figuratively, derogatory) someone with very old fashioned ideas, a dinosaur

Derived terms

Adjective

fossiel (not comparable)

  1. fossil

Inflection
Inflection of fossiel
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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