sustentatio

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English

Etymology

From Latin sustentātiō. Doublet of sustentation.

Noun

sustentatio (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) Suspense.

Latin

Etymology

From sustentō +‎ -tiō.

Noun

sustentātiō f (genitive sustentātiōnis); third declension

  1. delay; forbearance
  2. sustenance, maintenance

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative sustentātiō sustentātiōnēs
genitive sustentātiōnis sustentātiōnum
dative sustentātiōnī sustentātiōnibus
accusative sustentātiōnem sustentātiōnēs
ablative sustentātiōne sustentātiōnibus
vocative sustentātiō sustentātiōnēs

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