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sostener

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Asturian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin sustinēre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sosteˈneɾ/ [sos̪.t̪eˈneɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: sos‧te‧ner

Verb

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sostener

  1. to hold (to grasp)
  2. to sustain

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • sostener”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “sostener”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin sustinēre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sosteˈneɾ/ [sos.t̪eˈneɾ]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: sos‧te‧ner

Verb

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sostener (first-person singular present sostengo, first-person singular preterite sostuve, past participle sostenido)

  1. to hold, to hold up, to prop up, to sustain, to underpin (physically)
  2. to sustain, to support, to keep (i.e. to give continuity to)
  3. to support, to uphold, to hold, to sustain, to contend, to maintain, to argue, to claim, to underpin, to defend

Conjugation

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