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Verb
fomento
- first-person singular present indicative of fomentar
Italian
Etymology 1
From Latin fōmentum.
Noun
fomento m (plural fomenti)
- poultice
- trouble, foment
Etymology 2
Verb
fomento
- first-person singular present indicative of fomentare
Further reading
- fomento in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Etymology 1
From fōmentum (“poultice”) + -ō (denominative verb suffix).
Verb
fōmentō (present infinitive fōmentāre, perfect active fōmentāvī, supine fōmentātum); first conjugation (Late Latin)
- (medicine) to foment; apply a (hot) poultice
- to pour hot water over; bathe something in hot water
- (figuratively) to soothe
Conjugation
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Inflected form of fōmentum.
Noun
fōmentō
- dative/ablative singular of fōmentum
References
- “fomento”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- fomento in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “fomentare”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: fo‧men‧to
- Rhymes: -ẽtu
Noun
fomento f (plural fomentos)
- instigation, incitement
- development, promotion or stimulation of activity
- Banco de Fomento ― development bank
- fomento do turismo ― promotion of tourism
Verb
fomento
- first-person singular present indicative of fomentar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /foˈmento/
- Rhymes: -ento
- Syllabification: fo‧men‧to
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin fōmentum.
Noun
fomento m (plural fomentos)
- stimulus, animus, impulse
- development, promotion, building (administrative action for promoting a useful result)
- Ministerio de Fomento ― Ministry of Development
- (medicine) a wet cloth which is applied to the skin for medicinal purposes, usually accompanied by heat
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
fomento
- first-person singular present indicative of fomentar
Further reading