foraster

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [fu.ɾəsˈte]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [fo.ɾəsˈte]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [fo.ɾasˈteɾ]
• Rhymes: -e(ɾ)

Adjective

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

1. foreign (from a different place)

   Synonym: estranger

2. foreign (from a different culture)

Noun

foraster m (plural forasters, feminine forastera)

1. 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.