fostra

See also: fóstra

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

fostra n

1. definite plural of foster

Alternative forms

• fostrene

Verb

fostra

1. simple past and past participle of fostre

Alternative forms

• fostret

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• fostre

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

• “fostra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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
	Participles
Present participle	fostrande
Past participle	fostrad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• fostran
• uppfostra

Related terms

• foster

References

• fostra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fostra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)