abstinent

See also: Abstinent

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.stɪ.nn̩t/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.stə.nn̩t/
Audio (US) (file)

Etymology 1[edit]

First attested in the late 14th century as Middle English abstinent, abstynent, from Old French abstinent, from Latin abstinēns, present participle of abstineō. See abstain.

Adjective[edit]

abstinent (comparative more abstinent, superlative most abstinent)

Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]^[1]
Synonyms: abstemious, continent, temperate
- c. 1612–1615?, John Fletcher; Francis Beaumont; revised by Philip Massinger, “Loves Cure or, The Martial Maid”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
  Be abstinent; shew not the corruption of thy generation: he that feeds shall die

Synonyms[edit]

See also Thesaurus:moderate

Translations[edit]

refraining from indulgence

Armenian: ժուժկալ (hy) (žužkal)
Bulgarian: въздържан (bg) (vǎzdǎržan), умерен (bg) (umeren)
Catalan: abstinent (ca)
Dutch: zich onthoudend, matig (nl), bescheiden (nl), sober (nl)
Finnish: pidättyväinen (fi)
German: abstinent (de) (mostly when referring to alcohol or smoking), enthaltsam (de) (sexually abstinent, celibate)
Greek: εγκρατής (el) m or f (egkratís), λιτοδίαιτος (el) m (litodíaitos), νηστευτής (el) m (nisteftís)
Japanese: 禁欲 (ja) (kinyoku)
Latin: abstinax
Latvian: atturēties
Norwegian:
Bokmål: abstinent (no), avholdende
Polish: wstrzemięźliwy (pl)
Portuguese: abstinente (pt)
Spanish: abstinente (es)
Sudovian: aulaikingas

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English abstinent (adjective form).

Noun[edit]

abstinent (plural abstinents)

One who abstains; a faster. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]^[1]
(usually capitalized, religion, historical) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and believed in abstinence from meat and sex.

Derived terms[edit]

terms derived from abstinent

Related terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

one who abstains

Dutch: abstinent (nl) m, onthouder (nl) m
Finnish: pidättyjä, paastoaja
German: Abstinenzler (de) m (often pejorative)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: avholdsmann m (alcohol), avholdskvinne m or f (alcohol, female), avholdsbolt m (alcohol)
Polish: abstynent (pl) m pers (often associated with alcohol)
Portuguese: abstinente (pt) m or f

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abstinent”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /əps.tiˈnent/
(Central) IPA^(key): /əps.tiˈnen/
(Valencian) IPA^(key): /aps.tiˈnent/

Adjective[edit]

abstinent m or f (masculine and feminine plural abstinents)

abstinent

Czech[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [ˈapstɪnɛnt]
Hyphenation: ab‧s‧ti‧nent

Noun[edit]

abstinent m anim (feminine abstinentka)

teetotaler (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
Antonym: pijan

Declension[edit]

Declension of abstinent (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	abstinent	abstinenti
genitive	abstinenta	abstinentů
dative	abstinentovi, abstinentu	abstinentům
accusative	abstinenta	abstinenty
vocative	abstinente	abstinenti
locative	abstinentovi, abstinentu	abstinentech
instrumental	abstinentem	abstinenty

Related terms[edit]

See tenor

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle French abstinent, from Old French abstinent, borrowed from Latin abstinentem.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ap.sti.nɑ̃/
Audio (file)

Adjective[edit]

abstinent (feminine abstinente, masculine plural abstinents, feminine plural abstinentes)

abstinent, teetotal
Synonym: abstème

Noun[edit]

abstinent m (plural abstinents, feminine abstinente)

abstinent, teetotaler / teetotaller
Synonyms: abstème, néphaliste

Related terms[edit]

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /apstiˈnɛnt/
Audio (file)

Adjective[edit]

abstinent (strong nominative masculine singular abstinenter, not comparable)

abstinent, teetotal

Declension[edit]

Positive forms of abstinent (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
number & gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
predicative		er ist abstinent	sie ist abstinent	es ist abstinent	sie sind abstinent
strong declension (without article)	nominative	abstinenter	abstinente	abstinentes	abstinente
	genitive	abstinenten	abstinenter	abstinenten	abstinenter
	dative	abstinentem	abstinenter	abstinentem	abstinenten
	accusative	abstinenten	abstinente	abstinentes	abstinente
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der abstinente	die abstinente	das abstinente	die abstinenten
	genitive	des abstinenten	der abstinenten	des abstinenten	der abstinenten
	dative	dem abstinenten	der abstinenten	dem abstinenten	den abstinenten
	accusative	den abstinenten	die abstinente	das abstinente	die abstinenten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein abstinenter	eine abstinente	ein abstinentes	(keine) abstinenten
	genitive	eines abstinenten	einer abstinenten	eines abstinenten	(keiner) abstinenten
	dative	einem abstinenten	einer abstinenten	einem abstinenten	(keinen) abstinenten
	accusative	einen abstinenten	eine abstinente	ein abstinentes	(keine) abstinenten

Related terms[edit]

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

abstinent

third-person plural present active indicative of abstineō

Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French abstinent.

Adjective[edit]

abstinent m (feminine singular abstinente, masculine plural abstinents, feminine plural abstinentes)

abstinent

Descendants[edit]

French: abstinent

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

FWOTD – 19 November 2021

Etymology[edit]

From Latin abstinēns (“abstraining, abstinent”), 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”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /abstɪˈnɛnt/, /apstɪˈnɛnt/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɛnt
Hyphenation: ab‧sti‧nent

Adjective[edit]

abstinent (neuter singular abstinent, definite singular and plural abstinente, comparative mer abstinent, superlative mest abstinent)

(literary) abstinent or abstaining (refraining from indulgence)
- 1898, Samtiden:
  den abstinente muhamedaner
  the abstinent Muhammadan
- 1974 October 11, Aftenposten, page 3:
  han virket ikke som noen abstinent … Alkoholen hadde dessverre sitt tak i ham
  he did not seem to be abstinent… Alcohol unfortunately had its hold on him
en abstinent heroinist
an abstinent heroin addict

Synonym: avholdende
experiencing withdrawal or withdrawal symptoms
- 2008 March 19, Aftenposten:
  [NN] peker på at [heroin]tørken gjør heroinmisbrukerne desperate og abstinente
  [NN] points out that the [heroin] drought makes heroin addicts desperate and abstinent
- 2012 November 23, osloby.no:
  [klager på politiet] fra svært abstinente personer som … politiet hindrer … i å kjøpe heroin
  [complaints to the police] from very abstinent people who ... the police prevent ... from buying heroin
abstinente spedbarn ― abstinent infants (babies born with neonatal withdrawal)

Related terms[edit]

abstinens (“abstinence”)
abstinenssymptom (“withdrawal symptom”)
abstinere (“abstain”)

References[edit]

“abstinent” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“abstinent” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
“abstinent” in Store norske leksikon

Old French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

abstenent

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin abstinens, abstinentem.

Adjective[edit]

abstinent m (oblique and nominative feminine singular abstinent or abstinente)

abstinent

Declension[edit]

Declension of abstinent

Number	Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Subject	abstinens	abstinente	abstinent
Singular	Oblique	abstinent	abstinente		abstinente	abstinent
Plural	Subject	abstinent	abstinentes		abstinent
Plural	Oblique	abstinents	abstinentes		abstinentes	abstinent

Descendants[edit]

→ Middle English: abstinent
- English: abstinent
Middle French: abstinent
- French: abstinent

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French abstinent.

Noun[edit]

abstinent m (plural abstinenți)

abstinent

Declension[edit]

Declension of abstinent

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) abstinent	abstinentul	(niște) abstinenti	abstinentii
genitive/dative	(unui) abstinent	abstinentului	(unor) abstinenti	abstinentilor
vocative	abstinentule		abstinentilor

[SOED-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abstinent”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.

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abstinent

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