pertenecer

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === pertener (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Latin pertinēre (from whence a rare older Spanish pertener), with the suffix -ecer, or possibly through a Vulgar Latin form *pertinēscēre. Compare Portuguese pertencer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /peɾteneˈθeɾ/ [peɾ.t̪e.neˈθeɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /peɾteneˈseɾ/ [peɾ.t̪e.neˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eɾ Syllabification: per‧te‧ne‧cer === Verb === pertenecer (first-person singular present pertenezco, first-person singular preterite pertenecí, past participle pertenecido) to belong; to pertain (reflexive) to be independent ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “pertenecer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025