abster
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin abstinēre, present active infinitive of abstineō (“I abstain”), with conjugation based on ter.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
abster (first-person singular present absteño, first-person singular preterite abstiven, past participle abstido)
abster (first-person singular present abstenho, first-person singular preterite abstivem or abstive, past participle abstido, reintegrationist norm)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of abster (irregular)
Reintegrated conjugation of abster (irregular) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “abster” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
- “abster” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin abstinēre (“to abstain”), with conjugation based on ter.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
abster (first-person singular present abstenho, first-person singular preterite abstive, past participle abstido)
- (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking de and a verb in the infinitive) to keep from; to prevent from (to stop someone from doing something)
- As dores o abstiveram de viajar.
- The pains kept him from travelling.
- (takes a reflexive pronoun, auxiliary with de and a verb in the infinitive) to abstain from; to refrain from (to deliberately not do something)
- Essa dieta exige que você se abstenha de comer chocolate.
- This diet requires you to abstain from eating chocolate.
- (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with de) to abstain from (not to do, have or make use of something pleasurable)
- Essa dieta exige que você se abstenha de chocolate.
- This diet requires you to abstain from chocolate.
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to keep one’s composure
- Não importa quantos insultos ouvir, abstenha-se.
- No matter how many insults you hear, keep calm.
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to abstain (to deliberately refrain from voting)
- Nenhuma das opções é boa, então eu me abstenho.
- None of the options is good, so I abstain.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of abster (irregular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “abster” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “abster” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “abster” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “abster” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “abster” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “abster” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.