manter

Galician

Etymology

13th century. From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese manteer, mantẽer, from Late Latin manūteneō, manūtenēre (“I support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“I hold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manˈteɾ/

Verb

1. to maintain, to preserve

   Synonym: conservar

2. to sustain

   Synonyms: soster, termar

3. to nourish, feed

   Synonyms: alimentar, soster

4. first-person singular personal infinitive of manter
5. third-person singular personal infinitive of manter

Derived terms

• mantenza
• mantíbel
• mantido

Related terms

• abster
• ater
• conter
• deter

• entreter
• reter
• soster
• ter

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• “manter” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG
• “manter” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French menteur

Noun

manter

1. liar (masculine)

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese manteer, mantẽer, from Late Latin manūteneō, manūtenēre (“I support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“I hold”). Compare Spanish mantener, French maintenir, Italian mantener.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈteɾ/
• IPA^(key): /mɐ̃.ˈte(ʁ)/

Verb

1. to keep, maintain
2. to hold, sustain, support

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:manter.

Related terms

• mano
• ter

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Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French menteur

Noun

manter

1. liar (masculine)

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français