abstinering

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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abstinere +‎ -ing, first part verbal noun form of abstinere (abstain), from Latin abstinēre, present participle of abstineō (I withhold), from both ab- (from, away from, off), ab (from, away from, on, in), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (off, away) + and from teneō (to hold, have, grasp), from Proto-Italic *tenēō (to hold), from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (to stretch, extend). Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /abstɪˈneːrɪŋ/, /apstɪˈneːrɪŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: ab‧sti‧ner‧ing

Noun

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abstinering f or m (definite singular abstineringa or abstineringen, indefinite plural abstineringer, definite plural abstineringene)

  1. the act of abstaining

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