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tenir.

to have, possess

5 characters2 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

verb[təˈni]Balearic, Central, Northern[teˈniɾ]Valencia[teˈni]Northwestern
  1. to have, possess

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia
  2. to hold

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin tenīre, from Classical Latin tenēre with change of conjugation to -ir also found in Occitan and French.

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