fomentar
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin fōmentāre.
Verb edit
fomentar (first-person singular present fomento, first-person singular preterite fomentí, past participle fomentat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/
- (transitive) to apply a poultice
- (transitive) to promote, foster, foment
Conjugation edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “fomentar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Ido edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin fōmentō.
Verb edit
fomentar (present tense fomentas, past tense fomentis, future tense fomentos, imperative fomentez, conditional fomentus)
- to foment
Conjugation edit
present | past | future | |||||
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infinitive | fomentar | fomentir | fomentor | ||||
tense | fomentas | fomentis | fomentos | ||||
conditional | fomentus | ||||||
imperative | fomentez | ||||||
adjective active participle | fomentanta | fomentinta | fomentonta | ||||
adverbial active participle | fomentante | fomentinte | fomentonte | ||||
nominal active participle | singular | fomentanto | fomentinto | fomentonto | |||
plural | fomentanti | fomentinti | fomentonti | ||||
adjective passive participle | fomentata | fomentita | fomentota | ||||
adverbial passive participle | fomentate | fomentite | fomentote | ||||
nominal passive participle | singular | fomentato | fomentito | fomentoto | |||
plural | fomentati | fomentiti | fomentoti |
Old Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
fo·mentar
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
fo·mentar also fo·mmentar |
fo·mentar pronounced with /-ṽ(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin fōmentāre.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: fo‧men‧tar
Verb edit
fomentar (first-person singular present fomento, first-person singular preterite fomentei, past participle fomentado)
- to foment (to incite or cause)
- to stimulate or promote
Conjugation edit
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin fōmentāre, from Latin fōmentum (“lotion”), from fovēre (“heat, cherish”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /fomenˈtaɾ/ [fo.mẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: fo‧men‧tar
Verb edit
fomentar (first-person singular present fomento, first-person singular preterite fomenté, past participle fomentado)
- to foster, encourage, promote, advance
- 2015 December 25, “Oportuno abrazo entre investigadores y productores › Cuba › Granma - Órgano oficial del PCC”, in Granma[1]:
- A través de la agroecología y demás técnicas implementadas a sugerencia de los especialistas, hoy Genaro logra mejores rendimientos cafetaleros en su finca, y fomenta la lombricultura y otras variantes, las cuales disemina entre los labriegos de la zona, quienes reconocen en él al líder natural que abrazó la ciencia para salir adelante.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- to feed, nourish
- to provide
- to apply a poultice
- to foment (excite)
Conjugation edit
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “fomentar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014