"fostur" meaning in All languages combined

See fostur on Wiktionary

Noun [Faroese]

IPA: /ˈfɔstʊɹ/
Head templates: {{head|fo|noun|genitive singular|fosturs|||||plural|fostur|||||cat2=|cat3=|g=n|head=}} fostur n (genitive singular fosturs, plural fostur), {{fo-noun|n|fosturs|fostur}} fostur n (genitive singular fosturs, plural fostur) Inflection templates: {{fo-decl-noun-n13|fost|u|r}} Forms: fosturs [genitive, singular], fostur [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], fostur [indefinite, nominative, singular], fostrið [definite, nominative, singular], fostur [indefinite, nominative, plural], fostrini [definite, nominative, plural], fostur [accusative, indefinite, singular], fostrið [accusative, definite, singular], fostur [accusative, indefinite, plural], fostrini [accusative, definite, plural], fostri [dative, indefinite, singular], fostrinum [dative, definite, singular], fostrum [dative, indefinite, plural], fostrunum [dative, definite, plural], fosturs [genitive, indefinite, singular], fostursins [definite, genitive, singular], fostra [genitive, indefinite, plural], fostranna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. fosterage, breeding, upbringing Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-fostur-fo-noun-Flbtg4i2 Categories (other): Faroese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Developmental biology Disambiguation of Faroese entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Developmental biology: 66 34
  2. embryo Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-fostur-fo-noun-IWJTIi6u Categories (other): Faroese entries with incorrect language header, Embryology Disambiguation of Faroese entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Embryology: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fosturtøka (english: abortion)
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          "english": "Leif has been there in fosterage (as a foster child)",
          "text": "Leivur var har til fosturs.",
          "translation": "Leif has been there in fosterage (as a foster child)"
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      "ipa": "/ˈfɔstʊɹ/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈfɔstʊɹ/"
    }
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}

Download raw JSONL data for fostur meaning in All languages combined (3.1kB)

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