conteni

Romanian

Alternative forms

• cunteni — archaic

Etymology

From an earlier cunteni, generally assumed to be from Latin continēre, present active infinitive of contineō (and if so, a doublet of conține). However, this is somewhat problematic as it deviates from the usual change of Latin con- into Romanian cu (preserving the n), and tenere into ține (therefore the expected result would have been a *cuține or *cuținea), but other exceptions also exist. Nonetheless, it appears in texts as far back as the 16th century. Other theories suggest a Vulgar Latin root *cunctināre, from cunctārī (cf. Aromanian acumtin (“I stop, cease”)). It may have been also influenced by *contenuāre, from tenuāre.

Pronunciation

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Verb

a conteni (third-person singular present contenește, past participle contenit) 4th conj.

1. to cease

   Synonyms: opri, înceta

Conjugation

    conjugation of conteni (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)

infinitive			a conteni
gerund			contenind
past participle			contenit
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	contenesc	contenești	contenește	contenim	conteniți	contenesc
	imperfect	conteneam	conteneai	contenea	conteneam	conteneați	conteneau
	simple perfect	contenii	conteniși	conteni	contenirăm	contenirăți	conteniră
	pluperfect	contenisem	conteniseși	contenise	conteniserăm	conteniserăți	conteniseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să contenesc	să contenești	să contenească	să contenim	să conteniți	să contenească
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		contenește			conteniți
	negative		nu conteni			nu conteniți