fosterfar
Danish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Danish fostærfathær, from Old Norse fóstrfaðir.
Noun
fosterfar c (singular definite fosterfaren, plural indefinite fosterfædre)
- (historical) foster father
- Synonym: plejefar
- Coordinate term: fostermoder
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fosterfar | fosterfaren | fosterfædre | fosterfædrene |
| genitive | fosterfars | fosterfarens | fosterfædres | fosterfædrenes |
References
Swedish
Noun
fosterfar c
- a foster father
- Coordinate term: fostermor
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | fosterfar | fosterfars |
| definite | fosterfadern | fosterfaderns | |
| plural | indefinite | fosterfäder | fosterfäders |
| definite | fosterfäderna | fosterfädernas |
References
- “fosterfar”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
Categories:
- Danish terms inherited from Old Danish
- Danish terms derived from Old Danish
- Danish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish common-gender nouns
- Danish terms with historical senses
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish nouns with irregular plurals
- sv:Parents
- sv:Male