Declension and comparison German adjective fossil

The declension of the adjective fossil (fossil) uses these forms of the comparison fossil,fossiler,am fossilsten. The endings for the comparison in the comparative and superlative are er/sten. The adjective fossil can be used both attributively in front of a noun as well as predicative in conjunction with a verb.One can not only inflect and compare fossil, but all German adjectives. Comments

noun
Fossil, das
positive
fossil
comparative
fossiler
superlative
am fossilsten

adjective · positive · regular · comparable

fossil

fossil · fossiler · am fossilsten

English fossil

/ˈfɔsɪl/ · /ˈfɔsɪl/ · /ˈfɔsɪlɐ/ · /ˈfɔsɪlstn̩/

aus der erdgeschichtlichen Vergangenheit stammend; erdgeschichtlich; uralt; ausgestorben; versteinert; ausgegraben

» Bernstein ist fossiles Harz. English Amber is fossilised resin.

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The strong inflection of fossil without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. fossiler
Gen. fossilen
Dat. fossilem
Acc. fossilen

Feminine

Nom. fossile
Gen. fossiler
Dat. fossiler
Acc. fossile

Neutral

Nom. fossiles
Gen. fossilen
Dat. fossilem
Acc. fossiles

Plural

Nom. fossile
Gen. fossiler
Dat. fossilen
Acc. fossile

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Weak declension

The weak inflection of the adjective fossil with the definite article 'der' or with pronouns like 'dieser' and 'jener'


Masculine

Nom. derfossile
Gen. desfossilen
Dat. demfossilen
Acc. denfossilen

Feminine

Nom. diefossile
Gen. derfossilen
Dat. derfossilen
Acc. diefossile

Neutral

Nom. dasfossile
Gen. desfossilen
Dat. demfossilen
Acc. dasfossile

Plural

Nom. diefossilen
Gen. derfossilen
Dat. denfossilen
Acc. diefossilen
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Mixed declension

The mixed inflection of the adjective fossil with the indefinite article 'ein' or with pronouns like 'kein' and 'mein'


Masculine

Nom. einfossiler
Gen. einesfossilen
Dat. einemfossilen
Acc. einenfossilen

Feminine

Nom. einefossile
Gen. einerfossilen
Dat. einerfossilen
Acc. einefossile

Neutral

Nom. einfossiles
Gen. einesfossilen
Dat. einemfossilen
Acc. einfossiles

Plural

Nom. keinefossilen
Gen. keinerfossilen
Dat. keinenfossilen
Acc. keinefossilen

Predicative use

Using fossil as predicative


Singular

Masc.eristfossil
Fem.sieistfossil
Neut.esistfossil

Plural

siesindfossil

Examples

Example sentences for fossil


  • Bernstein ist fossiles Harz. 
    English Amber is fossilised resin.
  • Braunkohle ist ein fossiler Brennstoff. 
    English Lignite is a fossil fuel.
  • Der Bernstein ist ein fossiles Harz. 
    English Amber is fossilised resin.
  • Der Kontinent ist reich an fossilen Brennstoffen. 
    English The continent is abundant in fossil fuels.
  • Die Preise fossiler Brennstoffe gingen durch die Decke. 
    English Fossil fuel prices shot through the roof.
  • Einer alten Tradition entsprechend, werden in chinesischen Apotheken fossile Knochen in Pulverform als Medizin gegen Verdauungsstörungen gehandelt. 
    English According to an old tradition, fossil bones in powdered form are sold in Chinese pharmacies as medicine for digestive disorders.

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Translations

Translation of German fossil


German fossil
English fossil
Russian древний, ископаемый, окаменелость
Spanish fósil
French fossile
Turkish fosil
Portuguese fóssil
Italian fossile
Hungarian fosszilis
Polish fossylny, skamieniały
Greek απολιθωμένος
Dutch fossiel
Czech fosilní
Swedish fossil
Japanese 化石の
Finnish fossiilinen
Basque fosil
Serbian fosilan
Macedonian фосилен
Slovenian fosilni
Slowakisch fosílne
Bosnian fosilan
Croatian fosilan
Ukrainian фосильний
Bulgarian фосилен
Belorussian фасільны
Indonesian fosil
Vietnamese hóa thạch
Uzbek fosil
Hindi पुरातन
Chinese 化石的
Thai ฟอสซิล
Korean 화석의
Azerbaijani fosil
Georgian ფოსილური
Bengali ফসিল
Albanian fosil
Marathi जीवाश्मीय
Nepali जीवाश्मीय
Telugu ఫాసిల్
Latvian fosilais
Tamil பழைய
Estonian fossiilne
Armenian ֆոսիլային
Kurdish fosîl
Hebrewמאובנים
Arabicحَفْرِيّ
Persianفسیل
Urduفوسل

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Meanings and synonyms of fossil

  • aus der erdgeschichtlichen Vergangenheit stammend, ausgegraben, erdgeschichtlich, uralt, ausgestorben, versteinert

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Declension and comparison forms of fossil

Summary of all declination forms and forms of comparisons of the adjective fossil in all genera and cases


The declension and comparison of fossil as declination and comparison tables with all strong, weak and mixed forms. These become clear as tables in the singular and plural and in all four cases nominative, genitive, dative and accusative.

Comparison of adjectives fossil

positive fossil
comparative fossiler
superlative am fossilsten
  • positive: fossil
  • comparative: fossiler
  • superlative: am fossilsten

Strong declension fossil

Masculine Feminine Neutral Plural
Nom. fossiler fossile fossiles fossile
Gen. fossilen fossiler fossilen fossiler
Dat. fossilem fossiler fossilem fossilen
Acc. fossilen fossile fossiles fossile
  • Masculine: fossiler, fossilen, fossilem, fossilen
  • Feminine: fossile, fossiler, fossiler, fossile
  • Neutral: fossiles, fossilen, fossilem, fossiles
  • Plural: fossile, fossiler, fossilen, fossile

Weak declension fossil

  • Masculine: der fossile, des fossilen, dem fossilen, den fossilen
  • Feminine: die fossile, der fossilen, der fossilen, die fossile
  • Neutral: das fossile, des fossilen, dem fossilen, das fossile
  • Plural: die fossilen, der fossilen, den fossilen, die fossilen

Mixed declension fossil

  • Masculine: ein fossiler, eines fossilen, einem fossilen, einen fossilen
  • Feminine: eine fossile, einer fossilen, einer fossilen, eine fossile
  • Neutral: ein fossiles, eines fossilen, einem fossilen, ein fossiles
  • Plural: keine fossilen, keiner fossilen, keinen fossilen, keine fossilen

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