entreter

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Galician

Etymology

Compare Portuguese entreter, Spanish entretener.

Pronunciation

Verb

entreter (first-person singular present entreteño, first-person singular preterite entretiven, past participle entretido)
entreter (first-person singular present entretenho, first-person singular preterite entretivem or entretive, past participle entretido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to entertain, amuse

Conjugation

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Calque of Spanish entretener;[1] compare also French entretenir. By surface analysis, entre- +‎ ter.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: en‧tre‧ter

Verb

entreter (first-person singular present entretenho, first-person singular preterite entretive, past participle entretido)

  1. (transitive) to amuse; to entertain
    Synonym: divertir

Conjugation

Nonstandard conjugation:

Descendants

  • Macanese: entretê

References

  1. ^ entreter”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024

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