pertencer

Meaning

1. (intransitive) to belong (to be property (of); to be owned (by))
2. (intransitive) to belong (to be a part (of))
3. (intransitive) to belong (to be an element of a set)

Hyphenated as

per‧ten‧cer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/peʁ.tẽˈse(ʁ)/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pertẽecer, from Vulgar Latin *pertinēscēre, from Latin pertinēre, from per (“through”) + teneō (“to hold”). Compare Spanish pertenecer.