abstemius, abstemia, abstemium:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
abstemious, abstaining from drink; sober, temperate; moderate; fasting; saving;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | abstemius | abstemii |
| Gen. | abstemii | abstemiorum |
| Dat. | abstemio | — |
| Acc. | abstemium | abstemios |
| Voc. | abstemie | abstemii |
| Abl. | abstemio | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | abstemia | abstemiae |
| Gen. | abstemiae | abstemiarum |
| Dat. | abstemiae | — |
| Acc. | abstemiam | abstemias |
| Voc. | abstemia | abstemiae |
| Abl. | abstemia | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | abstemium | abstemia |
| Gen. | abstemii | abstemiorum |
| Dat. | abstemio | — |
| Acc. | abstemium | abstemia |
| Voc. | abstemium | abstemia |
| Abl. | abstemio | — |
Examples
- M
Liber I
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...posterior a spectando est, s litteram tertiae dabit, "abstemius", quia ex abstinentia temeti composita vox est, primae relinquet..." - P
Metamorphoses XV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...sitim de fonte levavit, vina fugit gaudetque meris abstemius undis, seu vis est in aqua calido contraria vino..."