sustenir

Ladin

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *sustenīre, from Latin sustinēre, present active infinitive of sustineō.

Verb

sustenir

1. To support, sustain

Conjugation

• Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of sustenir (fourth conjugation)

infinitive	sustenir, sustenì
auxiliary verb		avei	gerund		sustenian
past participle		sustenì
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	ie	tu	el / ela	nos	vos	ei / eles
present	sustene, sustenesce	sustenes, sustenesces	susten, sustenesc	sustenion	sustenieis	susten, sustenesc
imperfect	sustenive	sustenives	susteniva	sustenivan	sustenivais	susteniva
future	susteniré	susteniras	sustenirà	susteniron	sustenireis	sustenirà
subjunctive	che ie	che tu	che el / ela	che nos	che vos	che ei / eles
present	sustene, sustenesce	sustenes, sustenesces	sustene, sustenesce	sustenion	sustenieis	sustene, sustenesce
imperfect	sustenisse	sustenisses	sustenissa	sustenissan	sustenissais	sustenissa
imperative	–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
	—	susten, sustenesc	—	sustenion	sustenide	—

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Old French

Alternative forms

• soustenir, sostenir

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *sustenīre, from Latin sustinēre, present active infinitive of sustineō.

Verb

sustenir

1. to hold up; to support
2. (by extension) to support; to sustain

Descendants

• English: sustain, to sustain
• Middle French: soustenir
  • French: soutenir