"sustento" meaning in Spanish

See sustento in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /susˈtento/, [susˈt̪ẽn̪.t̪o] Forms: sustentos [plural]
Rhymes: -ento Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tn̥-eh₁-(ye)-tider. Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Latin sustineō Latin sustentārebor. Spanish sustentardeverb. Spanish sustento Deverbal from sustentar. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:deverbal|sustentar|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tn̥-eh₁-(ye)-tider. Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Latin sustineō Latin sustentārebor. Spanish sustentardeverb. Spanish sustento [Appendix:Glossary#deverbal|Deverbal]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "sustentāre", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*upó", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*supo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sub", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sub-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*tn̥-eh₁-(ye)-ti", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ten-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*tenēō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "teneō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sustineō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sustentō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "sustentar", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "deverbal" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "sustento", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="sustento"> Deverbal from sustentar. Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} sustento m (plural sustentos)
  1. sustenance Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sustento-es-noun-5heVga3p Categories (other): Spanish deverbals Disambiguation of Spanish deverbals: 33 33 33
  2. person's livelihood Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sustento-es-noun-QTI7YMQs Categories (other): Spanish deverbals, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymology trees Disambiguation of Spanish deverbals: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 15 69 15 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology trees: 15 69 15
  3. support, help Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sustento-es-noun-CiJXO1uI Categories (other): Spanish deverbals Disambiguation of Spanish deverbals: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sustentamiento
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /susˈtento/, [susˈt̪ẽn̪.t̪o]
Rhymes: -ento Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|nl=1}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} sustento
  1. first-person singular present indicative of sustentar Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: sustentar
    Sense id: en-sustento-es-verb-klvMiXXx Categories (other): Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 2 1 26 2 2 0 19 0 0 0 19 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 18 4 3 17 5 6 1 18 1 4 1 18 1 3 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 3 3 3 90 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 2 12 2 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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