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
- M
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..." - M
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..." - T
Liber II
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...Volero nihil praeterquam de lege loqueretur, insectatione abstinens consulum, ipse incusationem Appi familiaeque superbissimae ac crudelissimae in plebem..."