fostra

See also: fóstra

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

fostra n

  1. definite plural of foster

Alternative forms

Verb

fostra

  1. simple past and past participle of fostre

Alternative forms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse fóstra. Akin to English foster.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²fʊstrɑ/

Verb

fostra (present tense fostrar, past tense fostra, past participle fostra, passive infinitive fostrast, present participle fostrande, imperative fostra/fostr)

  1. to foster, raise, nurture

References

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish fostra, derived from Proto-Germanic *fōstrą. Cognate of English foster.

Verb

fostra (present fostrar, preterite fostrade, supine fostrat, imperative fostra)

  1. 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

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

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
present participle fostrande
past participle fostrad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

References

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