abstinens
Dictionary entries
- Entry →abstineo, abstinere, abstinui, abstentus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
withhold, keep away/clear; abstain, fast; refrain (from); avoid; keep hands of;
acc. sg. pres. act. part.nom. sg. pres. act. part.voc. sg. pres. act. part. - Entry →abstinens, abstinentis (gen.), abstinentior -or -us, abstinentissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
abstinent, temperate; showing restraint, self restrained; not covetous; chaste;
acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (all)voc. sg. (all)
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..."
