abstinens, abstinentis (gen.), abstinentior -or -us, abstinentissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
abstinent, temperate; showing restraint, self restrained; not covetous; chaste;
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | abstinentia |
| Acc. | abstinens | abstinentia |
| Voc. | — | abstinentia |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | abstinentius | abstinentiora |
| Gen. | abstinentioris | — |
| Acc. | abstinentius | abstinentiora |
| Voc. | abstinentius | abstinentiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | abstinentissimus | abstinentissimi |
| Gen. | abstinentissimi | abstinentissimorum |
| Dat. | abstinentissimo | — |
| Acc. | abstinentissimum | abstinentissimos |
| Voc. | abstinentissime | abstinentissimi |
| Abl. | abstinentissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | abstinentissima | abstinentissimae |
| Gen. | abstinentissimae | abstinentissimarum |
| Dat. | abstinentissimae | — |
| Acc. | abstinentissimam | abstinentissimas |
| Voc. | abstinentissima | abstinentissimae |
| Abl. | abstinentissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | abstinentissimum | abstinentissima |
| Gen. | abstinentissimi | abstinentissimorum |
| Dat. | abstinentissimo | — |
| Acc. | abstinentissimum | abstinentissima |
| Voc. | abstinentissimum | abstinentissima |
| Abl. | abstinentissimo | — |
Examples
Liber XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...obviam inlaboratam tantum quia nati simus habeamus. II. Abstinens erit qui id ipsum quid sit abstinentia ignoret..."Liber I
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...esse hominem frugi vult probare, non quia abstinens sit (nam id ne mentiri quidem poterat), sed quia utilis..."Liber II
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...Volero nihil praeterquam de lege loqueretur, insectatione abstinens consulum, ipse incusationem Appi familiaeque superbissimae ac crudelissimae in plebem..."