alteni

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Etymology

From al- +‎ teni.

Pronunciation

Verb

alteni (present altenas, past altenis, future altenos, conditional altenus, volitive altenu)

  1. (transitive) to hold on, cling (to); to rivet
    • Karlo Bodó (translator), “Ŝminko” in Norda Vento by Frigyes Karinthy,
      Terurite mi kaptis la lampon kaj altenis ĝin.
      Terrified, I grabbed the lamp and held on to it.
    • Vladimír Váňa (translator), Aventuroj de la Brava Soldato Švejk dum la Mondmilito (The Good Soldier Švejk) by Jaroslav Hašek, Part 4, Chapter 3,
      ĉu interrompi kakadon kaj elflugi tra pordo de necesejo, per unu manon altenante al si pantalonon kaj per la alia donante la honoron.
      In such circumstances should he stop shitting in the middle of the process and fly out of the door of the W.C., holding his trousers (lit. to himself) in one hand and saluting with the other? (Cecil Parrott translation, Heinemann, 1973)
    • Cecil Bean (translator), La Naiveco de Pastro Brown (The Innocence of Father Brown) by G. K. Chesterton,
      La aliaj fikse rigardis lin, la okuloj kaptitaj kaj altenitaj.
      The rest stared at him with eyes arrested and riveted
  2. (reflexive) to hold on, cling
    • Vladimír Váňa (translator), Aventuroj de la Brava Soldato Švejk dum la Mondmilito (The Good Soldier Švejk) by Jaroslav Hašek, Part 1, Chapter 10, II,
      “Mi estis ĉe la ĉefepiskopo,” li kriegis, altenante sin ĉe la pordego en la veturkoridoro.
      ‘I’ve been with the archbishop,’ he shouted, clinging to the gate in the carriage entrance. (Cecil Parrott translation, Heinemann, 1973)

Conjugation

Conjugation of alteni
present past future
singular plural singular plural singular plural
tense altenas altenis altenos
active participle altenanta altenantaj alteninta altenintaj altenonta altenontaj
acc. altenantan altenantajn altenintan altenintajn altenontan altenontajn
passive participle altenata altenataj altenita altenitaj altenota altenotaj
acc. altenatan altenatajn altenitan altenitajn altenotan altenotajn
nominal active participle altenanto altenantoj alteninto altenintoj altenonto altenontoj
acc. altenanton altenantojn alteninton altenintojn altenonton altenontojn
nominal passive participle altenato altenatoj altenito altenitoj altenoto altenotoj
acc. altenaton altenatojn alteniton altenitojn altenoton altenotojn
adverbial active participle altenante alteninte altenonte
adverbial passive participle altenate altenite altenote
infinitive alteni imperative altenu conditional altenus
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