fostur

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See also: fóstur

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Pronunciation

Noun

fostur n (genitive singular fosturs, plural fostur)

  1. fosterage, breeding, upbringing
    • Leivur var har til fosturs.
      Leif has been there in fosterage (as a foster child)
  2. embryo

Declension

Declension of fostur
n13 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fostur fostrið fostur fostrini
accusative fostur fostrið fostur fostrini
dative fostri fostrinum fostrum fostrunum
genitive fosturs fostursins fostra fostranna

Derived terms