subteni - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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From sub +‎ teni, perhaps a calque of French soutenir, English sustain, German unterhalten, Russian подде́рживать (poddérživatʹ) and Polish podtrzymywać.

• IPA^(key): [subˈteni]
• Rhymes: -eni
• Hyphenation: sub‧te‧ni

subteni (present subtenas, past subtenis, future subtenos, conditional subtenus, volitive subtenu)

1. (transitive) to support, encourage