manter

(Inglês)

  1. to keep
  2. to maintain, to preserve
  3. to sustain
  4. to nourish, feed

Freqüência

A2
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/manˈteɾ/
Etimologia (Inglês)

In summary

13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese manteer, mantẽer, from Late Latin manūteneō, manūtenēre (“I support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“I hold”). Compare Portuguese manter and Spanish mantener.

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