mantenere
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin manūtenēre (“to support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“to hold”). By surface analysis, mano + tenere. Compare French maintenir, Spanish mantener, Portuguese manter.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]mantenére (first-person singular present mantèngo, first-person singular past historic manténni or mantènni, past participle mantenùto, first-person singular future manterrò, auxiliary avére)
- to maintain, to keep
- to conserve
- to support (someone) financially or materially
- to govern
- to hold, to defend (a political possession, conquered territory, etc.)
- to uphold, to respect (a commitment, secret, etc.)
- (now southern Italy) to hold (something) in one's hand
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of mantenére (-ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms
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- Italian terms inherited from Late Latin
- Italian terms derived from Late Latin
- Italian terms inherited from Latin
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian compound terms
- Italian 4-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ere
- Rhymes:Italian/ere/4 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian verbs
- Italian verbs ending in -ere
- Italian irregular verbs
- Italian verbs with irregular past historic
- Italian verbs with irregular future
- Italian verbs taking avere as auxiliary
- Southern Italian