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Latin
Verb
abstinēre
- inflection of abstineō:
- present active infinitive
- second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin abstinēre, 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
- IPA(key): /abstɪˈneːrə/, /apstɪˈneːrə/
- Rhymes: -eːrə
- Hyphenation: ab‧sti‧ne‧re
Verb
abstinere (passive abstineres, imperative abstiner, present tense abstinerer, simple past abstinerte, past participle abstinert, present participle abstinerende, verbal noun abstinering or abstinens)
- (rare) to abstain (refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence)
2006, Jens Bjørneboe, Brev i utvalg, page 211:først må jeg abstinere inntil jeg har fått min normale vitalitet og elan tilbake- first I have to abstain until I have regained my normal vitality and energy
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