fóstra

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See also: fostra

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse fóstra (foster mother; wetnurse).

Noun

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fóstra f (genitive singular fóstru, nominative plural fóstrur)

  1. (archaic or literary) foster mother
  2. nurse (woman hired to bring up a child)
  3. a nursery school/pre-school/kindergarten caretaker/teacher (usually female; a man in such a role may also be called fóstri)
Declension
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    Declension of fóstra
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fóstra fóstran fóstrur fóstrurnar
accusative fóstru fóstruna fóstrur fóstrurnar
dative fóstru fóstrunni fóstrum fóstrunum
genitive fóstru fóstrunnar fóstra fóstranna
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse fóstra (to foster; to nurse).

Verb

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fóstra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative fóstraði, supine fóstrað)

  1. to foster, to bring up, to nurture
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