manter

See also: Manter

Galician

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manˈteːɾ/

Verb

manter (first-person singular present manteño, first-person singular preterite mantiven, past participle mantido)
manter (first-person singular present mantenho, first-person singular preterite mantivem or mantive, past participle mantido, reintegrationist norm)

1. to keep
   • 1812, Antonio Benito Fandiño, A Casamenteira:

     Ai tontiño, porque iñoras
     o qu’he mantér casa e vida,
     que por ben que estea sortida,
     hai faltas a todas horas.
     O segundo, que teu pai
     pensa com’home de ben,
     e así por vergonza ten
     unha nora que non trai.
     Orasme, sobr’esto hai,
     que a dous parizós que teña,
     non tendes donde vos veña,
     cando ela non colla un mal.

     Oh, silly, because you don't know
     what it is to keep house and life,
     no matter how well stocked it is,
     there's lack at all hours.
     Second, your father
     thinks like a good man,
     and to his shame he has
     a daughter-in-law who doesn't bear.
     However, on this matter,
     with just two childbirths that she has,
     you'll be left resourceless,
     and that if she doesn't get sick.

2. to maintain, to preserve

   Synonym: conservar

3. to sustain

   Synonyms: soster, termar

4. to nourish, feed

   Synonyms: alimentar, soster

Conjugation

    Conjugation of manter (irregular)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	manter
Personal	manter	manteres	manter	mantermos	manterdes	manteren
Gerund
	mantendo
Past participle
Masculine	mantido			mantidos
Feminine	mantida			mantidas
Indicative
Present	manteño	mantés	mantén	mantemos	mantendes, mantedes	manteñen
Imperfect	mantiña	mantiñas	mantiña	mantiñamos	mantiñades	mantiñan
Preterite	mantiven	mantiveches	mantivo	mantivemos	mantivestes	mantiveron
Pluperfect	mantivera	mantiveras	mantivera	mantiveramos	mantiverades	mantiveran
Future	manterei	manterás	manterá	manteremos	manteredes	manterán
Conditional	mantería	manterías	mantería	manteriamos	manteriades	manterían
Subjunctive
Present	manteña	manteñas	manteña	manteñamos	manteñades	manteñan
Imperfect	mantivese	mantiveses	mantivese	mantivésemos	mantivésedes	mantivesen
Future	mantiver	mantiveres	mantiver	mantivermos	mantiverdes	mantiveren
Imperative
Affirmative		mantén	manteña	manteñamos	mantende, mantede	manteñan
Negative (non)		non manteñas	non manteña	non manteñamos	non manteñades	non manteñan

    Reintegrated conjugation of manter (irregular) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	manter
Personal	manter	manteres	manter	mantermos	manterdes	manterem
Gerund
	mantendo
Past participle
Masculine	mantido			mantidos
Feminine	mantida			mantidas
Indicative
Present	mantenho	mantés, manténs	mantém	mantemos	mantendes	mantenhem, mantêm, mantém1
Imperfect	mantinha	mantinhas	mantinha	mantínhamos	mantínhades, mantínheis, mantínhais1	mantinham
Preterite	mantivem, mantive	mantiveste, mantiveche1	mantivo, manteve	mantivemos	mantivestes	mantivérom, mantiveram
Pluperfect	mantivera	mantiveras	mantivera	mantivéramos	mantivérades, mantivéreis, mantivérais1	mantiveram
Future	manterei	manterás	manterá	manteremos	manteredes, mantereis	manterám, manterão
Conditional	manteria	manterias	manteria	manteríamos	manteríades, manteríeis, manteríais1	manteriam
Subjunctive
Present	mantenha	mantenhas	mantenha	mantenhamos	mantenhades, mantenhais	mantenham
Imperfect	mantivesse	mantivesses	mantivesse	mantivéssemos	mantivéssedes, mantivésseis	mantivessem
Future	mantiver	mantiveres	mantiver	mantivermos	mantiverdes	mantiverem
Imperative
Affirmative		mantém	mantenha	mantenhamos	mantende	mantenham
Negative (nom)		nom mantenhas	nom mantenha	nom mantenhamos	nom mantenhades, nom mantenhais	nom mantenham

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• mantenza
• mantíbel
• mantido

Related terms

• abster
• ater
• conter
• deter
• entreter
• reter
• soster
• ter

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “manter”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “manter”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “manter”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “manter”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “manter” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “manter”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French menteur.

Noun

manter

1. liar (masculine)

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Portuguese

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈte(ʁ)/ [mɐ̃ˈte(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈte(ʁ)/ [mɐ̃ˈte(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈte(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈte(ʁ)/ [mɐ̃ˈte(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈte(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈteɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈteɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈte.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: man‧ter

Verb

manter (first-person singular present mantenho, first-person singular preterite mantive, past participle mantido)

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

   Synonyms: continuar, seguir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of manter (irregular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	manter
Personal	manter	manteres	manter	mantermos	manterdes	manterem
Gerund
	mantendo
Past participle
Masculine	mantido			mantidos
Feminine	mantida			mantidas
Indicative
Present	mantenho	manténs	mantém	mantemos	mantendes	mantêm
Imperfect	mantinha	mantinhas	mantinha	mantínhamos	mantínheis	mantinham
Preterite	mantive	mantiveste	manteve	mantivemos	mantivestes	mantiveram
Pluperfect	mantivera	mantiveras	mantivera	mantivéramos	mantivéreis	mantiveram
Future	manterei	manterás	manterá	manteremos	mantereis	manterão
Conditional	manteria	manterias	manteria	manteríamos	manteríeis	manteriam
Subjunctive
Present	mantenha	mantenhas	mantenha	mantenhamos	mantenhais	mantenham
Imperfect	mantivesse	mantivesses	mantivesse	mantivéssemos	mantivésseis	mantivessem
Future	mantiver	mantiveres	mantiver	mantivermos	mantiverdes	mantiverem
Imperative
Affirmative		mantém	mantenha	mantenhamos	mantende	mantenham
Negative (não)		não mantenhas	não mantenha	não mantenhamos	não mantenhais	não mantenham

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:manter.

Related terms

• mão
• ter

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French menteur.

Noun

manter

1. liar (masculine)

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français