fostra
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
fostra n
fostra
fostra (present tense fostrar, past tense fostra, past participle fostra, passive infinitive fostrast, present participle fostrande, imperative fostra/fostr)
Inherited from Old Swedish fostra, derived from Proto-Germanic *fōstrą. Cognate of English foster.
fostra (present fostrar, preterite fostrade, supine fostrat, imperative fostra)
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.
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. |
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