English edit

Etymology edit

From Latin sustentātiō. Doublet of sustentation.

Noun edit

sustentatio (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) Suspense.

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From sustentō +‎ -tiō.

Noun edit

sustentātiō f (genitive sustentātiōnis); third declension

  1. delay; forbearance
  2. sustenance, maintenance

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sustentātiō sustentātiōnēs
Genitive sustentātiōnis sustentātiōnum
Dative sustentātiōnī sustentātiōnibus
Accusative sustentātiōnem sustentātiōnēs
Ablative sustentātiōne sustentātiōnibus
Vocative sustentātiō sustentātiōnēs

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