Abstinent

See also: abstinent

English

Etymology

From Middle English abstinent (adjective form).

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

Abstinent (plural Abstinents)

1. (Christianity, historical) One of a Christian sect that appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and practised abstinence from meat and sex.

References

• Christine A. Lindberg, editor (2002), “Abstinent”, in The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, →ISBN, page 7.

German

Noun

Abstinent m (weak, genitive Abstinenten, plural Abstinenten, feminine Abstinentin)

1. abstinent (one who abstains from something)

Declension

Declension of Abstinent [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Abstinent	die	Abstinenten
genitive	eines	des	Abstinenten	der	Abstinenten
dative	einem	dem	Abstinenten	den	Abstinenten
accusative	einen	den	Abstinenten	die	Abstinenten

Descendants

• → Kashubian: abstinent
• → Polish: abstynent

Further reading

• “Abstinent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Abstinent” in Duden online
• “Abstinent” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon