fomenten

Catalan

Verb

fomenten

1. third-person plural present indicative of fomentar

Middle English

Etymology

From Old French fomenter, from Late Latin fōmentare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔːˈmɛntən/

Verb

fomenten

1. (medicine) To apply a warm, soft medicament.

Conjugation

Conjugation of fomenten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) fomenten
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	fomente	fomented
2nd-person singular	fomentest	fomentedest
3rd-person singular	fomenteth	fomented
subjunctive singular	fomente
imperative singular		—
plural1	fomenten, fomente	fomenteden, fomentede
imperative plural	fomenteth, fomente	—
participles	fomentynge, fomentende	fomented

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• fomentacioun

Descendants

• English: foment

References

• “fōmenten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Spanish

Verb

fomenten

1. inflection of fomentar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative