"foster" meaning in Swedish

See foster in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fʊstɛr/
Etymology: From Old Norse fóstr (“rear, raise”), from Proto-Germanic *fōstrą. Etymology templates: {{der|sv|non|fóstr||rear, raise}} Old Norse fóstr (“rear, raise”), {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*fōstrą}} Proto-Germanic *fōstrą Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=n|g2=|head=|sort=}} foster n, {{sv-noun|n}} foster n Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-n-zero|stem=fostr}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], foster [indefinite, nominative, singular], fosters [genitive, indefinite, singular], fostret [definite, nominative, singular], fostrets [definite, genitive, singular], foster [indefinite, nominative, plural], fosters [genitive, indefinite, plural], fostren [definite, nominative, plural], fostrens [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. a fetus Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-foster-sv-noun-G3ObD-hq Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. (figuratively) an (intellectual) product Tags: figuratively, neuter
    Sense id: en-foster-sv-noun-zDeOe2aX Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fosterbror, fosterfördrivning, fosterhem, fostersyster, tankefoster Related terms: fostra, embryo (english: embryo), moderkaka (english: placenta), navelsträng (english: umbilical cord)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "fosterbror"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "fosterfördrivning"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "fosterhem"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "fostersyster"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tankefoster"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "fóstr",
        "4": "",
        "5": "rear, raise"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*fōstrą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *fōstrą",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse fóstr (“rear, raise”), from Proto-Germanic *fōstrą.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-infl-noun-n-zero",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foster",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fosters",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fostret",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fostrets",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foster",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fosters",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fostren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fostrens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "3": "",
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        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "foster n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
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    }
  ],
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        "stem": "fostr"
      },
      "name": "sv-infl-noun-n-zero"
    }
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  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "fostra"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "embryo",
      "word": "embryo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "placenta",
      "word": "moderkaka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "umbilical cord",
      "word": "navelsträng"
    }
  ],
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          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a fetus"
      ],
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          "fetus"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a product of his sick imagination",
          "text": "ett foster av hans sjuka fantasi",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "an (intellectual) product"
      ],
      "id": "en-foster-sv-noun-zDeOe2aX",
      "links": [
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) an (intellectual) product"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fʊstɛr/"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sv:foster"
  ],
  "word": "foster"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swedish lemmas",
    "Swedish neuter nouns",
    "Swedish nouns",
    "Swedish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "fosterbror"
    },
    {
      "word": "fosterfördrivning"
    },
    {
      "word": "fosterhem"
    },
    {
      "word": "fostersyster"
    },
    {
      "word": "tankefoster"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "non",
        "3": "fóstr",
        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "2": "gem-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse fóstr (“rear, raise”), from Proto-Germanic *fōstrą.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-infl-noun-n-zero",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foster",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fosters",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fostret",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fostrets",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foster",
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      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fostren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fostrens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "sv",
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        "3": "",
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        "g2": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "foster n",
      "name": "head"
    },
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        "stem": "fostr"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "fostra"
    },
    {
      "english": "embryo",
      "word": "embryo"
    },
    {
      "english": "placenta",
      "word": "moderkaka"
    },
    {
      "english": "umbilical cord",
      "word": "navelsträng"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a fetus"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fetus",
          "fetus"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a product of his sick imagination",
          "text": "ett foster av hans sjuka fantasi",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an (intellectual) product"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "product",
          "product"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) an (intellectual) product"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fʊstɛr/"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sv:foster"
  ],
  "word": "foster"
}

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