termar

From ter (“to have”) +‎ man (“hand”) + de (“of”). Compate manter, from Latin manūtenēre.

• IPA^(key): /teɾˈmaɾ/

termar (first-person singular present termo, first-person singular preterite termei, past participle termado)

1. (intransitive) to hold; to stand; to support [with de ‘something’]

   Synonym: soster

   Terma da escada que non quero cair.

   Hold the ladder, I don't want to fall down.

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “termar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “termar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “termar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “termar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “termar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

termar m

1. indefinite plural of term