entreter

Galician

Etymology

Compare Portuguese entreter, Spanish entretener.

Verb

entreter (first-person singular present entreteño, first-person singular preterite entretiven, past participle entretido)
entreter (first-person singular present entretenho, first-person singular preterite entretivem or entretive, past participle entretido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to entertain, amuse

Conjugation

Portuguese

Etymology

Calque of Spanish entretener;[1] compare also French entretenir. By surface analysis, entre- + ter.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌẽ.tɾiˈte(ʁ)/ [ˌẽ.tɾiˈte(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˌẽ.tɾiˈte(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌẽ.tɾiˈte(ʁ)/ [ˌẽ.tɾiˈte(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌẽ.tɾeˈte(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.tɾɨˈteɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.tɾɨˈte.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: en‧tre‧ter

Verb

entreter (first-person singular present entretenho, first-person singular preterite entretive, past participle entretido)

  1. (transitive) to amuse; to entertain
    Synonym: divertir

Conjugation

Nonstandard conjugation:

References

  1. entreter” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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