Dictionary · noun
foso
foso/ˈfo.so/
Official root fos- (Fundamento, 1905)
foso is an Esperanto noun meaning “ditch, moat, trench”.
Meaning
- ditch, moat, trench
- grave
- fossa (Madagascan carnivorous mongoose)
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Related meanings: fossa
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Definition in Esperanto
- Ago fosi.
- Fosaĵo
- la tuta foso pleniĝis de akvo.
- vojaj fosoj
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Pronunciation
- IPA
- /ˈfo.so/
- Syllables
- FO·so
Word structure
- fosrootfoso
- oendingnoun
Forms
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| subject | foso | fosoj |
| object (-n) | foson | fosojn |
Example sentences
- Kiu fosas sub alia, falos mem en la foson.Those who dig a pit for others will be caught in it themselves. #613735fosas → foso: ditch, moat, trench
- Li falis en la sterkakvan foson kaj kovriĝis de kapo ĝis piedo.He fell into the cesspool and got covered from head to toe. #1371438foson → foso: ditch, moat, trench
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In other languages
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