conteni

Etymology
From an earlier, generally assumed to be from , present active infinitive of (and if so, a ). However, this is somewhat problematic as it deviates from the usual change of Latin into Romanian  (preserving the n), and  into  (therefore the expected result would have been a *cuține or *cuținea), but other exceptions also exist. Nonetheless, it appears in texts as far back as the 16th century. Other theories suggest a root, from  (cf. Aromanian ). It may have been also influenced by, from.

Verb

 * 1) to cease