abster

== Galician == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin abstinēre (“to abstain”), with conjugation based on ter. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /absˈteɾ/ [aβ̞s̺ˈt̪eɾ] Rhymes: -eɾ Hyphenation: abs‧ter === Verb === abster (first-person singular present absteño, first-person singular preterite abstiven, past participle abstido) abster (first-person singular present abstenho, first-person singular preterite abstivem or abstive, past participle abstido, reintegrationist norm) (reflexive) to abstain ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “abster”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “abster”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin abstinēre (“to abstain”), with conjugation based on ter. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eʁ, -eɾ Hyphenation: abs‧ter === Verb === abster (first-person singular present abstenho, first-person singular preterite abstive, past participle abstido) (transitive) to keep, to prevent (to stop someone from doing something) [with direct object ‘someone’ and de (+ infinitive) ‘from doing something’] (pronominal) to abstain, to refrain (to deliberately not do, have or make use of something pleasurable) [with de ‘from something’ or de (+ infinitive) ‘from doing something’] (pronominal) to keep one’s composure (pronominal) to abstain (to deliberately refrain from voting) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “abster”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “abster”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “abster” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “abster”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “abster”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “abster”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026