soster

See also: söster and søster

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese sostẽer, from Latin sustinēre, present active infinitive of sustineō (“I support”).

Verb

soster (first-person singular present sosteño, first-person singular preterite sostiven, past participle sostido)

  1. to hold up, support
  2. first-person singular personal infinitive of soster
  3. third-person singular personal infinitive of soster

Conjugation
Conjugation of soster
singular plural
person first second third first second third
Infinitive eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal soster
personal soster sosteres soster sostermos sosterdes sosteren
Gerund
sostendo
Past participle singular plural
masculine sostido sostidos
feminine sostida sostidas
Indicative eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
present sosteño sostés sostén sostemos sostendes sosteñen
imperfect sostiña sostiñas sostiña sostiñamos sostiñades sostiñan
preterite sostiven sostiveches sostivo sostivemos sostivestes sostiveron
pluperfect sostivera sostiveras sostivera sostiveramos sostiverades sostiveran
future sosterei sosterás sosterá sosteremos sosteredes sosterán
conditional sostería sosterías sostería sosteriamos sosteriades sosterían
Subjunctive eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
present sosteña sosteñas sosteña sosteñamos sosteñades sosteñan
preterite sostivese sostiveses sostivese sostivésemos sostivésedes sostivesen
future sostiver sostiveres sostiver sostivermos sostiverdes sostiveren
Imperative – ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative – sostén sosteña sosteñamos sostede, sostende sosteñan
negative – sosteñas sosteña sosteñamos sosteñades sosteñan

Derived terms
  • sostemento

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

soster

  1. Alternative form of suster
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