# fomentar
## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin fōmentāre.

### Verb

fomentar (first-person singular present fomento, first-person singular preterite fomentí, past participle fomentat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/
* (transitive) to apply a poultice
* (transitive) to promote, foster, foment

#### Related terms

* foment
* fomentació
* fomentador

### Further reading

* “fomentar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Ido
### Etymology

From Late Latin fōmentō.

### Verb

fomentar (present tense fomentas, past tense fomentis, future tense fomentos, imperative fomentez, conditional fomentus)
* to foment

#### Conjugation
## Old Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɸoˈmʲentar]

### Verb

fo·mentar
* second-person singular present subjunctive deuterotonic of fo·muinethar

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Late Latin fōmentāre.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /fo.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [fo.mẽˈta(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /fo.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [fo.mẽˈta(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /fo.mẽˈta(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /fo.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [fo.mẽˈta(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /fo.mẽˈta(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /fu.mẽˈtaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /fu.mẽˈtaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /fu.mẽˈta.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: fo‧men‧tar

### Verb

fomentar (first-person singular present fomento, first-person singular preterite fomentei, past participle fomentado)
* to foment (to incite or cause)
* to stimulate or promote

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin fōmentāre, from Latin fōmentum (“lotion”), from fovēre (“heat, cherish”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fomenˈtaɾ/ [fo.mẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: fo‧men‧tar

### Verb

fomentar (first-person singular present fomento, first-person singular preterite fomenté, past participle fomentado)
* to foster, encourage, promote, advance
** 2015 December 25, “Oportuno abrazo entre investigadores y productores › Cuba › Granma - Órgano oficial del PCC”, in Granma‎:A través de la agroecología y demás técnicas implementadas a sugerencia de los especialistas, hoy Genaro logra mejores rendimientos cafetaleros en su finca, y fomenta la lombricultura y otras variantes, las cuales disemina entre los labriegos de la zona, quienes reconocen en él al líder natural que abrazó la ciencia para salir adelante.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* to feed, nourish
* to provide
* to apply a poultice
* to foment (excite)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Related terms

* fomento

### Further reading

* “fomentar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10