adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
abstēmius
abstēmius (feminine abstēmia, neuter abstēmium)
Classical[apˈsteː.mi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[abˈstɛː.mi.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveabstaining from wine, abstemious; sober
- adjectivetemperate, abstinent, moderate
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | abstēmius | abstēmia | abstēmium |
| genitive | abstēmiī | abstēmiae | abstēmiī |
| dative | abstēmiō | abstēmiae | abstēmiō |
| accusative | abstēmium | abstēmiam | abstēmium |
| ablative | abstēmiō | abstēmiā | abstēmiō |
| vocative | abstēmie | abstēmia | abstēmium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | abstēmiī | abstēmiae | abstēmia |
| genitive | abstēmiōrum | abstēmiārum | abstēmiōrum |
| dative | abstēmiīs | abstēmiīs | abstēmiīs |
| accusative | abstēmiōs | abstēmiās | abstēmia |
| ablative | abstēmiīs | abstēmiīs | abstēmiīs |
| vocative | abstēmiī | abstēmiae | abstēmia |
abs-tēmĭus, a, um, adj. cf. temetum and temulentus,
I. abstaining from intoxicating drinks, temperate, sober, ἄοινος.
I. Lit.: sicca atque abstemia, Lucil. ap. Non. 68, 30:
mulieres, Varr. ap. Non. ib.: vina fugit gaudetque meris abstemius undis, Ov. M. 15, 323 al.—Hence, II. In gen.: i. q. sobrius, temperate, abstinent, moderate:
abstemius, herbis vivis et urticā, Hor. Ep. 1, 12, 7.—Pleon.: mulieres vini abstemiae, Plin. 22, 24, 54, § 115.—B. In later Lat. = jejunus, who is yet fasting, has not breakfasted, Aus. Idyll. praef. 11.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
abstēmius adj.,
abstaining from drink, temperate, abstemious, moderate: gaudet meris abstemius undis, O.: abstemius herbis vivis, H.
Origins
From abs- + the root of tēmētum (“any intoxicating drink”) + -ius.
Descendants
- Catalanabstemi
- Englishabstemious
- Italianastemio
- Portugueseabstémio
- Spanishabstemio
- Galicianabstemio