воздержание

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Russian

Etymology

From воздержа́ться (vozderžátʹsja) +‎ -а́ние (-ánije). Or borrowed directly from Old Church Slavonic въздръжаниѥ (vŭzdrŭžanije).

Pronunciation

Noun

воздержа́ние (vozderžánijen inan (genitive воздержа́ния, nominative plural воздержа́ния, genitive plural воздержа́ний)

  1. abstinence (the act or practice of abstaining)
  2. celibacy (the condition or state of being celibate)

Declension