See fostra on Wiktionary
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"foster"
],
[
"raise",
"raise"
]
]
}
],
"word": "fostra"
}
Download raw JSONL data for fostra meaning in All languages combined (7.1kB)
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"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'imper. plural'",
"path": [
"fostra"
],
"section": "Swedish",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "fostra",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'ind. plural'",
"path": [
"fostra"
],
"section": "Swedish",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "fostra",
"trace": ""
}
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