fomentar
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin fōmentāre.
Verb
fomentar (first-person singular present fomento, first-person singular preterite fomentí, past participle fomentat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/
Conjugation
Related terms
- foment
- fomentació
- fomentador
Further reading
- “fomentar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Ido
Etymology
From Late Latin fōmentō.
Verb
fomentar (present tense fomentas, past tense fomentis, future tense fomentos, imperative fomentez, conditional fomentus)
- to foment
Conjugation
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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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [foˈmʲentar]
Portuguese
Etymology
From Late Latin fōmentāre.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fo.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [fo.mẽˈta(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /fo.mẽˈta(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /fo.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [fo.mẽˈta(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fo.mẽˈta(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fu.mẽˈtaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fu.mẽˈta.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: fo‧men‧tar
Verb
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
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin fōmentāre, from Latin fōmentum (“lotion”), from fovēre (“heat, cherish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fomenˈtaɾ/ [fo.mẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: fo‧men‧tar
Verb
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:
- 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
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Related terms
Further reading
- “fomentar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014