abstinens

== Latin == === Etymology === Present active participle of abstineō (“abstain”) === Participle === abstinēns (genitive abstinentis, adverb abstinenter); third-declension one-termination participle abstaining abstinent ==== Declension ==== Third-declension participle. 1When used purely as an adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== abstinentia ==== Descendants ==== === References === “abstinens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “abstinens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “abstinens”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin abstinentia (“abstinence, self-restraint; fasting”), from abstinēns (“abstraining, abstinent”), present participle of abstineō (“I withhold”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abstɪˈnɛns/, /apstɪˈnɛns/ Rhymes: -ɛns Hyphenation: ab‧sti‧nens === Noun === abstinens m (definite singular abstinensen, indefinite plural abstinenser, definite plural abstinensene) abstinence (the act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite) Synonyms: avhold, avholdenhet specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; teetotalism specifically, the practice of abstaining from drugs and narcotic substances, as well as tobacco (ecclesiastical) abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance Synonym: abstinensdag withdrawal (a type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance, usually a toxin such as heroin, to which a patient is dependent is withheld) ha symptom på abstinens have symptoms of withdrawal (colloquial, humorous) withdrawal symptoms in a humorous sense or the feeling of longing for something one is used to doing han fikk abstinenser da sommerjobben var over he got withdrawal symptoms when the summer job was over ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “abstinens” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “abstinens” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “abstinens (rusmidler)” in Store medisinske leksikon “abstinens (religion)” in Store norske leksikon == Swedish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abːstɪˈnɛnːs/ === Noun === abstinens c withdrawal (metabolic shock) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== abstinensbesvär === Anagrams === absintens