menține
Moldavian
/menˈt͡si.ne/
verb
Definitions
- to maintain, hold out, keep up
- to abide by
Etymology
Borrowed from French maintenir (maintain).
Origin
French
maintenir
Gloss
maintain
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- maintain English
- mantenere Italian
- main French
- maintenance French
- maintenant French
- mainteneur French
- maintenir French
- tenir French
- maintenir Old French
- menținere Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan