Esperanto

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Etymology

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From sub +‎ teni, perhaps a calque of French soutenir, English sustain, German unterhalten, Russian подде́рживать (poddérživatʹ) and Polish podtrzymywać.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [subˈteni]
  • Rhymes: -eni
  • Hyphenation: sub‧te‧ni

Verb

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subteni (present subtenas, past subtenis, future subtenos, conditional subtenus, volitive subtenu)

  1. (transitive) to support, encourage

Conjugation

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