manutenere

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin manūtenēre (to support), from Latin manū (with the hand) + teneō (to hold).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.nu.teˈne.re/
  • Rhymes: -ere
  • Hyphenation: ma‧nu‧te‧né‧re

Verb

manutenére (first-person singular present manutèngo, first-person singular past historic manuténni or manutènni, past participle manutenùto, first-person singular future manuterrò, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, rare) to maintain (something) in good repair; to upkeep

Conjugation

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Latin

Verb

manūtenēre

  1. present active infinitive of manūteneō
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