fomentar
Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Late Latin fōmentāre.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [fu.mənˈta]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [fo.mənˈta]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [fo.menˈtaɾ]
- IPA(key): (Northwestern) [fo.menˈta]
Audio (Barcelona): (file)
Verb
[edit]fomentar (first-person singular present fomento, first-person singular preterite fomentí, past participle fomentat); root stress: (Northern) /e̞/; (Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia) /e/
- (transitive) to apply a poultice
- (transitive) to promote, foster, foment
Conjugation
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “fomentar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Ido
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin fōmentō.
Verb
[edit]fomentar (present tense fomentas, past tense fomentis, future tense fomentos, imperative fomentez, conditional fomentus)
- to foment
Conjugation
[edit]| present | past | future | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]fo·mentar
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| fo·mentar also fo·mmentar |
fo·mentar pronounced with /β̃ʲ-/ |
fo·mentar also fo·mmentar |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Late Latin fōmentāre.
Pronunciation
[edit]
- Hyphenation: fo‧men‧tar
Verb
[edit]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
[edit]1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Further reading
[edit]- “fomentar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “fomentar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Late Latin fōmentāre, from Latin fōmentum (“lotion”), from fovēre (“heat, cherish”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /fomenˈtaɾ/ [fo.mẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: fo‧men‧tar
Verb
[edit]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[1]:
- 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
[edit]These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “fomentar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
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