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pertencer.

to belong (to be property (of); to be owned (by))

9 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/peʁ.tẽˈse(ʁ)/Brazil[peh.tẽˈse(h)]Brazil/peɾ.tẽˈse(ɾ)/São-Paulo/peʁ.tẽˈse(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to belong (to be property (of); to be owned (by))

    intransitive
    Esse livro pertence a mim.
  2. to belong (to be a part (of))

    intransitive
  3. to belong (to be an element of a set)

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese pertẽecer, from Vulgar Latin *pertinēscēre, from Latin pertinēre, from per (“through”) + teneō (“to hold”). Compare Spanish pertenecer.

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