foraster

Catalan

Etymology

From forest (“forest”) (obsolete) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [fu.ɾəsˈte]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [fo.ɾəsˈte]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [fo.ɾasˈteɾ]
Rhymes: -e(ɾ)

Adjective

foraster (feminine forastera, masculine plural forasters, feminine plural forasteres)

foreign (from a different place)
Synonym: estranger
foreign (from a different culture)

Noun

foraster m (plural forasters, feminine forastera)

foreigner
Synonym: estranger

Descendants

→ Spanish: forastero
→ Portuguese: forasteiro

Further reading

“foraster” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“foraster”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“foraster” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“foraster” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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