manter

(Englisch)

  1. to keep, maintain
  2. to hold, sustain, support
  3. (reflexive) to keep (to continue doing something)

Frequenz

A2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/mɐ̃ˈte(ʁ)/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese manteer, mantẽer, from Late Latin manūtenēre (“to support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“to hold”). Compare Galician manter, Spanish mantener, French maintenir, Italian mantenere.

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