Infinitive
subteni
Forms
Tenses
| Present | subtenas |
| Past | subtenis |
| Future | subtenos |
| Conditional | subtenus |
| Imperative | subtenu! |
Participles
| Active past | subteninta |
| Active present | subtenanta |
| Active future | subtenonta |
| Passive past | subtenita |
| Passive present | subtenta |
| Passive future | subtenota |
Etymology
From sub + teni, perhaps a calque of French soutenir, English sustain, German unterhalten, Russian подде́рживать (poddérživatʹ) and Polish podtrzymywać. See: French '
soutenir', English '
sustain', German, old spelling '
unterhalten', Russian '
подде́рживать', Polish '
podtrzymywać'.
Sample Sentences
Translations
aid, to support
back, to support
encourage, foster, give help or patronage
espouse, accept, support, take as one’s own
nourish, To support; to maintain.
nourish, To supply the means of support; to encourage; to foster
support, to support
support, to keep from falling
support, to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid
support, to help, particularly financially
truss, to support