abstinent
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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]
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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.
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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)
Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
abstinent m anim (feminine abstinentka)
- teetotaler (person who completely abstains from alcohol)
- Antonym: pijan
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
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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
Further reading[edit]
- abstinent in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- abstinent in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Middle French abstinent, from Old French abstinent, borrowed from Latin abstinentem.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
abstinent (feminine abstinente, masculine plural abstinents, feminine plural abstinentes)
Noun[edit]
abstinent m (plural abstinents, feminine abstinente)
- abstinent, teetotaler / teetotaller
- Synonyms: abstème, néphaliste
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “abstinent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
abstinent (strong nominative masculine singular abstinenter, not comparable)
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Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
abstinent
Middle French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French abstinent.
Adjective[edit]
abstinent m (feminine singular abstinente, masculine plural abstinents, feminine plural abstinentes)
Descendants[edit]
- French: abstinent
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
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]
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]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin abstinens, abstinentem.
Adjective[edit]
abstinent m (oblique and nominative feminine singular abstinent or abstinente)
Declension[edit]
Number | Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Singular | Subject | abstinens | abstinente | abstinent |
Oblique | abstinent | |||
Plural | Subject | abstinent | abstinentes | |
Oblique | abstinents |
Descendants[edit]
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
abstinent m (plural abstinenți)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |||
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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 |
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