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
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- See also Thesaurus:moderate
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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]
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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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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)
Declension Edit
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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)
- Synonym: avholdende
- en abstinent heroinist
- an abstinent heroin addict
- 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
- experiencing withdrawal or withdrawal symptoms
- abstinente spedbarn ― abstinent infants (babies born with neonatal withdrawal)
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Subject | abstinens | abstinente | abstinent |
| Oblique | abstinent | |||
| Plural | Subject | abstinent | abstinentes | |
| Oblique | abstinents |
Descendants Edit
Romanian Edit
Etymology Edit
Borrowed from French abstinent.
Noun Edit
abstinent m (plural abstinenți)
Declension Edit
| 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 | ||