abstinax

Latin

Etymology

From abstineō (“I abstain”) +‎ -āx (“inclined to”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈap.sti.naks/, [ˈap.stɪ.naks]

Adjective

abstinax (genitive abstinacis); third declension

1. abstinent, abstemious

Inflection

Third declension.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
nominative	abstinax			abstinacēs	abstinacia
genitive	abstinacis			abstinacium
dative	abstinacī			abstinacibus
accusative	abstinacem	abstinax		abstinacēs	abstinacia
ablative	abstinacī			abstinacibus
vocative	abstinax			abstinacēs	abstinacia

Synonyms

• abstinens

References

• abstinax in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• abstinax in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• abstinax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette