Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1892.sustineō on page 1892
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sustinēre to hold up
sustinēre is a Latin Verb that primarily means to hold up.
Definitions for sustinēre
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
hold up, sustain, endure
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
To keep erect or raised, hold up, support (a load). (b) (of inanim. things).
- 2
To keep (an institution, state of things, etc.) from declining, maintain, preserve. (b) to uphold, maintain unaltered (a principle, course of conduct, or sim.).
- 3
To keep (a person) from failing or giving way, support, sustain. (b) to support with food, resources, or sim. (c) to support with encouragement, sustain the spirits of.
- 4
To face or endure without giving way, stand up to, withstand. (b) (esp. enemy troops, military assaults, or sim.). (c) to remain proof against (an appeal, etc.). (d) (ellipt.) to maintain resistance, hold out (esp. in mil. context).
- 5
To bear the weight of, shoulder (a responsibility or task, a cost, etc.). (b) to sustain (a character, role, or sim.); also, to play the part of.
Sentences with sustinēre
Latin to English
Eques Romanus, vetus amicus suus, excipio, fulcio, et sustineo.Compare He received, supported and sustained a Roman knight, an old friend of his own.
Magnus impetus legio sustineo.Compare He supports the violent charges of the legions.
Atque hic malus omnis culpa fortuna sustineo.Compare And fortune bears the blame of all these evils.
Totus negotium non sum dignus vis noster, qui magnus onus sustineo et possum et soleo.Compare The whole affair is not worthy of my strength, who am both able and accustomed to support greater burdens.
Conjugation table for sustinēre
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| sustineō sustinēs sustinet sustinēmus sustinētis sustinent | sustinēbam sustinēbās sustinēbat sustinēbāmus sustinēbātis sustinēbant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| sustinuī sustinuistī sustinuit sustinuimus sustinuistis sustinuērunt / sustinuēre | sustinueram sustinuerās sustinuerat sustinuerāmus sustinuerātis sustinuerant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| sustinēbō sustinēbis sustinēbit sustinēbimus sustinēbitis sustinēbunt | sustinuerō sustinueris sustinuerit sustinuerimus sustinueritis sustinuerint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| sustineam sustineās sustineat sustineāmus sustineātis sustineant | sustinērem sustinērēs sustinēret sustinērēmus sustinērētis sustinērent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| sustinuerim sustinueris sustinuerit sustinuerimus sustinueritis sustinuerint | sustinuissem sustinuissēs sustinuisset sustinuissēmus sustinuissētis sustinuissent |
Infinitive present sustinēre Infinitive perfect sustinuisse Infinitive future sustentūrum esse | Imperative present sustinē sustinēte Imperative future sustinētō sustinētō sustinētōte sustinentō |
| PASSIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| sustineor sustinēris sustinētur sustinēmur sustinēminī sustinentur | sustinēbar sustinēbāris / sustinēbāre sustinēbātur sustinēbāmur sustinēbāminī sustinēbantur |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| sustentus sum sustentus es sustentus est sustentī sumus sustentī estis sustentī sunt | sustentus eram sustentus erās sustentus erat sustentī erāmus sustentī erātis sustentī erant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| sustinēbor sustinēberis / sustinēbere sustinēbitur sustinēbimur sustinēbiminī sustinēbuntur | sustentus erō sustentus eris sustentus erit sustentī erimus sustentī eritis sustentī erunt |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| sustinear sustineāris / sustineāre sustineātur sustineāmur sustineāminī sustineantur | sustinērer sustinērēris / sustinērēre sustinērētur sustinērēmur sustinērēminī sustinērentur |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| sustentus sim sustentus sīs sustentus sit sustentī sīmus sustentī sītis sustentī sint | sustentus essem sustentus essēs sustentus esset sustentī essēmus sustentī essētis sustentī essent |
Infinitive present sustinērī Infinitive perfect sustentum esse Infinitive future sustentum īrī | Imperative present sustinēre sustinēminī Imperative future sustinētor sustinētor - sustinentor |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | sustinēns | sustinentēs |
| Gen. | sustinentis | sustinentium |
| Dat. | sustinentī | sustinentibus |
| Acc. | sustinentem | sustinentēs |
| Abl. | sustinente | sustinentibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | sustentūrus | sustentūrī |
| Gen. | sustentūrī | sustentūrōrum |
| Dat. | sustentūrō | sustentūrīs |
| Acc. | sustentūrum | sustentūrōs |
| Abl. | sustentūrō | sustentūrīs |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | sustentus | sustentī |
| Gen. | sustentī | sustentōrum |
| Dat. | sustentō | sustentīs |
| Acc. | sustentum | sustentōs |
| Abl. | sustentō | sustentīs |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | sustinendus | sustinendī |
| Gen. | sustinendī | sustinendōrum |
| Dat. | sustinendō | sustinendīs |
| Acc. | sustinendum | sustinendōs |
| Abl. | sustinendō | sustinendīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | sustinēre | sustentum |
| Gen. | sustinendī | sustentū |
| Dat. | sustinendō | |
| Acc. | sustinendum | |
| Abl. | sustinendō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 488.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1892.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 124.
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Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "sustineō, sustinēre, sustinuī, sustentum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/sustineo-sustinere-sustinui-sustentum.
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Wheelock's Latin
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