manuteneo

== Latin == === Alternative forms === manu teneo === Etymology === Univerbation of manū (“in/by the hand”) +‎ teneō (“to hold”), one of the meanings being "to hold fast". Appears to underlie numerous Western Romance forms, but unknown in southern varieties and not attested in this use until the 11th century, therefore likely to be a calque of the Romance forms themselves. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ma.nuːˈtɛ.ne.oː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ma.nuˈtɛː.ne.o] === Verb === manūteneō (present infinitive manūtenēre, perfect active manūtenuī, supine manūtentum); second conjugation (Medieval Latin) to support, uphold, maintain to carry on, continue to keep, preserve to hold in custody, detain ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== manūtentus manūtentor manūtentiō manūtenentia, manūtentia manūtenementum ==== Descendants ==== === References === R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “manutenere”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC