fostra
See also: fóstra
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
fostra n
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Verb edit
fostra
- simple past and past participle of fostre
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Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse fóstra. Akin to English foster.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
fostra (present tense fostrar, past tense fostra, past participle fostra, passive infinitive fostrast, present participle fostrande, imperative fostra/fostr)
References edit
- “fostra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Swedish fostra, derived from Proto-Germanic *fōstrą. Cognate of English foster.
Verb edit
fostra (present fostrar, preterite fostrade, supine fostrat, imperative fostra)
- to steer (a young person) towards desirable behavior or greater personal development (to foster desirable things), to raise (a child)
- Klubben har fostrat många talanger ― The club has nurtured many talents
- Han fostrades till revolutionär ― He was raised to be a revolutionary
Usage notes edit
Often synonymous with uppfostra. Tends to be about more advanced (life) skills. A school might "fostra," while "uppfostra" sounds like making up for lack of parenting.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of fostra (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | fostra | fostras | ||
| Supine | fostrat | fostrats | ||
| Imperative | fostra | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | fostren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | fostrar | fostrade | fostras | fostrades |
| Ind. plural1 | fostra | fostrade | fostras | fostrades |
| Subjunctive2 | fostre | fostrade | fostres | fostrades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | fostrande | |||
| Past participle | fostrad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||