pertenecer

Meaning

  1. to belong; to pertain
  2. (reflexive) to be independent

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
per‧te‧ne‧cer
Pronounced as (IPA)
/peɾteneˈθeɾ/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Latin pertinēre (from whence a rare older Spanish pertener), with the suffix -ecer, or possibly through a Vulgar Latin form *pertinēscēre. Compare Portuguese pertencer.

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