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/

  1. (transitive) to apply a poultice
  2. (transitive) to promote, foster, foment

Conjugation

Further reading

Ido

Etymology

From Late Latin fōmentō.

Verb

fomentar (present tense fomentas, past tense fomentis, future tense fomentos, imperative fomentez, conditional fomentus)

  1. to foment

Conjugation

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [foˈmʲentar]

Verb

fo·mentar

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive deuterotonic of fo·muinethar

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
fo·mentar
also fo·mmentar
fo·mentar
pronounced with /-ṽ(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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)

  1. to foment (to incite or cause)
  2. to stimulate or promote

Conjugation

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)

  1. 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)
  2. to feed, nourish
  3. to provide
  4. to apply a poultice
  5. to foment (excite)

Conjugation

Further reading

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